Acce s the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. The Mets new-look top of the order has settled in and is showing potential few teams can match. The bottom of the order, though, has been a problem. The Mets various young options who have been given chances at third base have not yet run with the job. So if Brett Baty can keep hitting like this, maybe two Mets i sues could be solved. Batting out of the 7-hole, the young infielder did his part in drilling a home run in the Mets at Citi Field on Friday. Batys RBI from that home run was the only one collected by the Mets Nos. 6-9 hitters. Brett Baty hits a home run during the Mets-Yankees game on July 4, 2025. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post Brandon Nimmo has looked natural at the top of the lineup; Francisco Lindor has shown signs of breaking out of his slump; ; Pete Alonso is powerful; and Jeff McNeil, the hero of the day, can hold down the fifth spot. Baty entered his fourth-inning at-bat in an 0-for-14 skid. But he first smacked a single through the left side and, two innings later, stepped up against righty Ian Hamilton. Explore More In the sixth Cesar Hernandez Jersey , Baty saw a first-pitch slider well and laid off a pitch that slid out of the strike zone. The next slider cro sed the middle of the plate and Baty just let it rip, he said, in lasering his ninth homer of the season and first since June 14 over the right field wall to bring the Mets to within one run. Baty was happy to help his team but did not feel as if he were representing the bottom of the order. Brett Baty celebrates during the Mets-Yankees game on July 4, 2025. Getty Images I think were all just one unit, Baty said. I think, honestly, every single one of us at any point can do damage. The 25-year-old can do damage, as he demonstrated during his huge May, but his results (and the clubs results) were not there in June. Ronny Mauricio has not hit much and is piling up strikeouts. Mark Vientos has gone 2-for-19 since returning from the injured list. CHECK OUT THE AND The Mets would love for someone to step up, and perhaps Baty who is the best third baseman in the mix is creeping his foot forward. For his part, Baty has felt his at-bats even while he couldnt find a hit have been strong. Especially this past week and in the Milwaukee series, I feel like I hit three or four balls over 100 [mph], and just none of them fell, said Baty, whose OPS sits at .685. So I think its just staying within myself and just keep doing the same thing, try to hit the ball hard. Howie Kendrick Jersey