Brett Batty will make his major league debut Wednesday night against the Braves at Trust Park.
His former first-round pick is in the Mets' lineup after being called up earlier in the day. Wearing the number 22 jersey and ranked eighth, he played third base.
Batty, a left-handed hitter, has hit 19 home runs in his 95 games in Double-A and Triple-A this season and has his line of slashing .315/.410/. . Calling Batty, the organization's second-ranked prospect, became a logical move after the injuries of Luis Guilloumee and Eduardo Escobar this week.
} A native of Austin's Lake Travis High School, Beatty was a Mets first-round pick in 2019. He is known as a strong defensive player as well as a strong contact his hitter who shows the upside with power.
It will be just an audition, but Guillaume says he will be back in four to six weeks, and Escobar will be back sooner. future.
