The New York Mets are recalling Brett Baty, their top infield prospect, SNY reported Sunday.
The team has not announced the transaction or a corresponding move.
Baty, a third baseman, is the No. 2 prospect in the Mets system and No. 19 overall, per MLB Pipeline.
The Mets selected him with the 12th pick of the first round of the 2019 MLB Draft after his senior season at Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas, where he hit .615 with a nation-leading 19 home runs and 50 RBIs that year.
He made his major league debut last Aug. 17 and appeared in 11 games with the Mets, hitting .184 with two homers and five RBIs in 11 games. His season ended that month when he underwent right thumb surgery to repair a tear in the ulnar collateral ligament.
Coming out of spring training, Baty opened the season at Triple-A Syracuse. In nine games, he is hitting .400 with five homers, 15 RBIs, seven walks and nine strikeouts.
Baty, 23, also has been working in the outfield and could plug in at designated hitter, too.
–Field Level Media
