PHILADELPHIA — The Mets do not have to look far to find hope with their unproven but talented third basemen . They could have just peeked at the opposing hot corner the past few days. Alec Bohm was the third overall pick in 2018. He immediately emerged as one of the best prospects in baseball and shot through the Phillies' system, debuting in 2020. He then hit a little and learned a lot. 3 Alec Bohm of the Phillies. AP From 2020-23, the Phillies third baseman posted a .731 OPS that was about league average. He showed signs of improving — jumping from seven to 13 to 20 homers the past three seasons — and was allowed to fail at the major league level so he could learn to succeed at the major league
Things had been going too well for Brett Baty. The Mets third baseman has begun heating up at the plate and has flashed some solid leather at the hot corner, but things took a turn early in the team's game against the Cardinals in St. Louis on Monday night. José Fermín led off the bottom of the first inning by hitting a 1-2 pitch from Sean Manaea down the third base line. 3 Brett Baty went tumbling into third base umpire Doug Eddings on Monday night. SNY 3 Brett Baty went tumbling into third base umpire Doug Eddings on Monday night. SNY Baty chased the ball into foul territory as third base umpire Doug Eddings tried to backpedal out of the way. He wasn't able to do so in time as he and Baty's
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