Mark Vientos has nightmare sport in third begin at third base for Mets

Mark Vientos’ presence at third base was noticeable on Wednesday, however for the flawed cause.

The rookie, in simply his third begin on the place this season for the Mets — and his first since he was recalled final weekend from Triple-A Syracuse — dedicated a throwing error that led to an unearned run and was questionable in his judgment on one other play that will have hindered his staff in a 3-1 loss to the Yankees in The Bronx.

The latter play occurred with the bases loaded and one out within the second inning.

Vientos fielded Oswald Peraza’s grounder behind third base and threw to second too late in an try and drive out Anthony Volpe.

DJ LeMahieu scored on the play.

Vientos’ different choices have been to throw residence or go for the play at third base with Harrison Bader operating.

“My preliminary response was to go to second base,” Vientos mentioned. “I felt like earlier than the play occurred I used to be pondering of a state of affairs, if it was a ball down the road I used to be going to throw to second base. It was simply too far of a throw and the angle was not adequate for me to throw to residence. All of the runners on base have been fast, so the one play I might have had was most likely catching it and going to 3rd base and attempting the tag at third base, however my response introduced me to second base.”

An out on the play may need stored the Yankees from scoring a second run within the inning: Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s sacrifice fly, which might have been the third out if Vientos had retired anybody on the grounder, put the Mets in a 2-0 gap.

Within the fourth inning, Vientos fielded Bader’s gradual grounder main off the inning and threw the ball away.

His error allowed Bader to achieve second. Volpe’s ensuing RBI single gave the Yankees a 3-1 lead.

The run was unearned for Jose Quintana.

“[Bader] was going to beat that out,” Vientos mentioned, referring to the grounder. “I used to be simply attempting to see if I might get him out. I ought to have truthfully held on to it as a result of he was going to beat that out regardless.”

Vientos’ possibilities of sticking with the Mets long run, could be enhanced by exhibiting enchancment at third base.

That will give the staff greater than only a right-handed hitter who can slot in because the DH.

Vientos additionally performs first base, a place on which Pete Alonso has a stranglehold.

Brett Baty, additionally a rookie, has began 67 video games at third base and could possibly be the Mets’ future on the place, however that’s nonetheless unsettled.

Baty has endured rising pains, each offensively and defensively.

It has at the very least left a gap for Vientos, who had a 1.000 OPS at Syracuse earlier than his recall.

Supervisor Buck Showalter turned extra comfy with Vientos’ protection as spring coaching progressed, however Baty was considered the higher prospect on the place.

Then, Baty began the season on a tear for Syracuse, leaving him with first dibs on the place after Eduardo Escobar struggled.

“[Vientos] has gotten higher and he actually has labored laborious at it,” Showalter mentioned earlier than the sport. “He desires to be good. He is aware of he has to settle right into a place sooner or later. These issues have a approach of taking good care of themselves, simply keep true to it.”