Brett Baty

Baty attended Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas, where he played basketball, baseball, and football.^[2][3][4] One of Baty's football teammates was current New York Jets receiver Garrett Wilson.^[5] As a senior, he hit .615 with 19 home runs and 50 RBIs.^[6][7] He was named the Gatorade Texas Baseball Player of the Year.^[8] He committed to play college baseball at the University of Texas.^[7]

Baty was selected by the New York Mets in the first round (12th overall) of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.^[9] He signed for $3.9 million and was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Mets.^[10][11] After five games, he was promoted to the Kingsport Mets before being promoted to the Brooklyn Cyclones.^[12][13] Over 51 games between the three teams, he batted .234/.368/.452 with 7 home runs and 33 RBIs. Baty did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[14]

Baty returned to Brooklyn to begin 2021.^[15] In June, Baty was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game.^[16] Following the game, he was promoted to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies.^[17] Over 91 games between the two teams, he slashed .292/.382/.473 with 12 home runs, 56 RBIs, and 22 doubles.^[18] Baty began the 2022 season with Binghamton, and was promoted to the Syracuse Mets in August.^[19]

Following injuries to Eduardo Escobar and Luis Guillorme, Baty was called up to the major leagues on August 17, 2022.^[20] He hit a home run in his first major league at-bat^[21] on a curveball from Jake Odorizzi. He became only the fifth Mets player to homer in his first career MLB at bat. Baty ended up going 1-for-4 with two RBIs, including a 113 mph groundout that was the hardest hit ball by a Mets left-handed hitter off a lefty pitcher since 2016.^[22] On August 31, Baty underwent surgery to repair a torn ligament in his thumb and missed the remainder of the season.^[23]

Baty was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse to begin the 2023 season.^[24] He was called up to the Majors on April 17 after batting .400 in 35 at bats with Syracuse. On April 27, during a game against the Washington Nationals, Baty went 3–for–3 with two singles, a walk, 3 RBI, and a home run, a 400-foot solo-shot to center. It was his first career 3-hit game. He became the first Mets third baseman age 23 or younger with three hits in a game since Wilmer Flores in 2013.^[25] In 108 games for the Mets in 2023, Baty batted .212/.275/.323 with 9 home runs and 34 RBI.

On May 3, 2024, Baty hit two home runs in a loss against the Tampa Bay Rays, marking the first multi-homer game of his career.^[26] He was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on May 31.^[27] In 2024, Baty played in 50 games for the Mets, batting .229/.306/.327 with 4 home runs and 16 RBI.^[28]

Baty was named to the Mets' Opening Day roster for the 2025 season.^[29]