Baty Has No Structural Damage, Considered Day-to-Day

Brett Baty. Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized

Updated Post, April 5, 2023, 11:38 a.m.

The Mets announced on Wednesday that the MRI on Brett Baty’s right thumb revealed no structural damage and that the star prospect is considered day-to-day with inflammation.

Baty was taken out of the Triple-A Syracuse Mets game on Tuesday as a precaution after he was in some pain following a swing. The soreness is in his right thumb, the same one he had surgery for a torn UCL last September.

Updated Post, April 4, 2023, 5:27 p.m.

Brett Baty left Tuesday’s game with right thumb soreness. He’ll have imaging done Wednesday.

Original Post, April 4, 2023, 4:04 p.m.

Brett Baty was removed from a Triple-A Syracuse game Tuesday afternoon after the fourth inning. A trainer had previously checked on Baty during his second at-bat of the game. There’s no word yet on the extent of Baty’s injury.

Baty had singled, stole second, and scored his first go around, then he walked and was forced out at second during his second at-bat. During this plate appearance, he swung and missed at a pitch, shook his right hand (the same hand he had thumb surgery on last year) then eventually walked. He played another inning in the field, then was replaced by Jose Peraza.

#Mets No. 2 prospect Brett Baty exited today's Triple-A Syracuse game.

Seen here, Baty was shaking his right hand after a swing-and-miss in the third inning. He was checked by a trainer but stayed in the rest of the plate appearance, getting in a few more swings before walking. pic.twitter.com/WiTQrE2GZ1

— Sam Dykstra (@SamDykstraMiLB) April 4, 2023

The 23-year-old has had a scorching start to his Triple-A season after a great spring. After two plate appearances Monday, he’s gone 6-for-15 with two walks—good enough for an OPS over 1.300.

The Mets made the decision to start Baty’s season in Syracuse despite getting on base 20 times in 23 games (he had a .325/.460/.425/.885 slash line) and their slated starter—Eduardo Escobar—struggling with the Mets and Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic.

We’ll update with more information as it comes along.