Overview
- Baty, who jammed his left thumb on a head-first slide Saturday, was scratched from Sunday’s finale in San Francisco and is expected back Tuesday.
- Mendoza said Baty finished Saturday’s game and felt only soreness, and he labeled the injury day-to-day with no tests scheduled.
- The injury is to Baty’s left thumb, which the manager noted is not the right thumb that needed ligament surgery in 2022.
- The late lineup shift moved Carson Benge to right field and started Jared Young in left, and Young delivered a 3-for-3 day with standout defense in a 5-2 win.
- Baty remained available off the bench Sunday as the Mets also sort through Juan Soto’s right calf tightness and Jorge Polanco’s Achilles soreness, increasing the need for flexible depth.