{"id":162243,"date":"2026-02-20T06:06:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T06:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/162243\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T06:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T06:06:07","slug":"mets-luis-robert-jr-puts-on-laser-show-at-spring-training-batting-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/162243\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets’ Luis Robert Jr. puts on laser show at spring training batting practice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Observations from Mets\u2019 spring training on Thursday in Port St. Lucie:<\/p>\n

Midseason form<\/p>\n

The Mets want Luis Robert Jr. to get back to the form he displayed in 2023<\/a> with the White Sox, when the center fielder hit 38 homers before his production plummeted the past two seasons.<\/p>\n

\"LuisLuis Robert Jr. takes batting practice during Mets spring training on Feb. 19, 2026 in Port St. Lucie. Corey Sipkin for New York Post<\/p>\n

On Thursday, he routinely crushed balls over 110 mph in both regular and live batting practice.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s impressive,\u201d Carlos Mendoza said. \u201cHe\u2019s done it before when he\u2019s healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Low down<\/p>\n

Sean Manaea has been tinkering with his arm slot seemingly as long as he\u2019s been a Met. <\/p>\n

During live BP on Thursday, the lefty looked to be using a nearly sidearm delivery at times. <\/p>\n

He\u2019s coming off a rough, injury-plagued 2025 and will no doubt continue to work on his mechanics, but Mendoza is encouraged that the lefty is finally healthy.<\/p>\n

\"SeanSean Manaea throws a pitch during Mets batting practice in spring training on Feb. 19, 2026 in Port St. Lucie. Corey Sipkin for New York Post<\/p>\n

Caught my eye<\/p>\n

Kodai Senga didn\u2019t seem bothered by anything in his inning of work in Thursday\u2019s live BP, a positive sign for the right-hander who\u2019s made just 23 starts over the past two seasons. <\/p>\n

Senga hit the mid-90s, something Mendoza called \u201ca really good sign.\u201d<\/p>\n

Friday\u2019s schedule<\/p>\n

The Mets will have their final workout before Saturday\u2019s Grapefruit League opener against the Marlins at Clover Park. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Observations from Mets\u2019 spring training on Thursday in Port St. Lucie: Midseason form The Mets want Luis Robert…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":162244,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[71804,63654,3817,12193,17062,171,173,172,76069,110],"class_list":{"0":"post-162243","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-port-st-lucie","8":"tag-kodai-senga","9":"tag-luis-robert-jr","10":"tag-mlb","11":"tag-new-york-mets","12":"tag-ny-sports-minute","13":"tag-port-st-lucie","14":"tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","15":"tag-port-st-lucie-news","16":"tag-sean-manaea","17":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/162244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=162243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=162243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}