Overview
- Ronny Mauricio, making his first big-league plate appearance of the season Tuesday, lined an 0-2 pitch for a pinch-hit single in the 10th to give the Mets a 4-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
- Mauricio was recalled Monday from Triple-A Syracuse after Juan Soto went on the injured list with a calf strain that is expected to sideline him for about two to three weeks.
- Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said he does not plan to start Mauricio and will use him as a versatile left-handed bat off the bench, praising him for staying ready for high-leverage spots.
- The hit was Mauricio’s first career walk-off and the first Mets game-ending RBI by a player in his first plate appearance of a season since Alberto Castillo in 1998.
- Once a top prospect who debuted in 2023, Mauricio lost a season to a knee injury and then saw sparse playing time; he hit .273 in eight games at Syracuse this spring and could return there once regulars are healthy.