Yoenis Cespedes looks to be getting back on track with a very nice night at the plate against the Atlanta Braves on Monday. The Yo Show returned with a 3-for-4 performance that included two doubles and a single.
Yoenis was mired in an 0-for-19 slump before doubling on Sunday off CC Sabathia.
His double on Monday night in the fifth was an absolute screamer off the wall that was measured by StatCast with a speed off the bat of 113 MPH, the hardest contact he’s made this season.
Of his 17 home runs with the Mets, they’ve averaged a distance of 408.2 feet with an average speed off of his bat of 105 miles per hour.
Cespedes now has 41 doubles and 81 extra-base hits this year. He had entered the day tied for fourth in the major leagues in doubles and was second in extra-base hits.
In case you missed it, Cespedes made it completely clear on Sunday that he was never worried about this slump.
And everyone got a good chuckle when he told reporters, “The only thing I’m scared of is death.”
How’s that for fearless? You have got to love a guy who can state things as concisely as that. All kidding aside “Yo” is clearly the biggest bat in this offense when he’s hot.
Cespedes, 29, will be seeking a contract of at least six years this winter, he told ESPN Deportes’ Marly Rivera last Friday.
“I’m not thinking about a contract, but I do know that I will be looking for a contract that is six years or more, has to be six years or more. We’ll see what happens.”
For now, I hope last night was the beginning of another torrid hot streak for Yo, as the Mets continue their march towards an NL East pennant.
