Don’t look now, but Brett Baty is putting together another strong performance during spring training again. The New York Mets’ third baseman — once a top prospect at the hot corner who would hold the position down for years — has been unable to make hot stretches in the minors and during the exhibition

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Brett Baty, a 25-year-old third baseman who has played parts of three seasons with the Mets, has worn No. 22 since he was called up in 2022. After a January conversation with Soto, the team's 2019 first-round pick decided to give up his number, but it's not that he won't get something in return.