{"id":186573,"date":"2026-04-05T20:49:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T20:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/186573\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T20:49:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T20:49:14","slug":"mets-mark-vientos-figuring-it-out-after-brutal-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/186573\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets\u2019 Mark Vientos figuring it out after brutal spring"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Apr 2, 2026; San Francisco, California, USA; New York Mets infielder Mark Vientos (27) shakes hands with third base coach Tim Leiper (63) after hitting a one run home run against the San Francisco Giants during the second inning at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Robert Edwards-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Mark Vientos\u2019 confidence or feel at the plate is largely unchanged regardless of where his game is at. Maybe that\u2019s why he has developed into such an offensive enigma for the Mets in recent years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After a breakout 27-home-run campaign in 2024<\/a>, the 26-year-old struggled mightily and was ultimately unable to recapture that mojo last season to the tune of 17 home runs and a .702 OPS in 121 games \u2014 10 more appearances than the year before.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He survived an onslaught of trade rumors during the offseason, then had an abysmal spring by slashing .057\/.108\/.171 in 11 Grapefruit League games. While he made the Opening Day roster, he was on the outside looking in at third base, first base, and DH, appearing in just two of New York\u2019s first five games of the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But new life has come with a calendar flip to April, and Vientos seems to be making the most of his opportunity, even though he quipped, yet again, that he simply feels \u201clike myself.\u201d Starting each of the Mets\u2019 last four games entering Sunday\u2019s series finale against the San Francisco Giants, he has recorded hits in all of them, going 7-for-his-last-14.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That included three hits with a double and an RBI during the Mets\u2019 9-0 beatdown of the Giants on Saturday.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s good to see it,\u201d manager Carlos Mendoza said. \u201cEspecially after what he went through in spring training. We kept telling him, \u2018It\u2019s spring training. Keep hitting the ball hard. Keep controlling the strike zone.\u2019 As a human, as a competitor, they want to see results. It\u2019s just good to see him having the start he\u2019s having right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

A clicking Vientos could potentially provide a significant reprieve for New York\u2019s lineup. Left fielder Juan Soto is day-to-day with a calf strain, and with first baseman\/DH Jorge Polanco dealing with Achilles tendinitis, the opportunities could continue to come flying.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a pretty important player for us,\u201d Mendoza said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to need him. If we can get some confidence early on, man, he\u2019s going to be an impactful player for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m focused on the process and focused on having good at-bats and letting the rest fall into place,\u201d Vientos added.\n<\/p>\n

For more on Mark Vientos and the Mets, visit AMNY.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apr 2, 2026; San Francisco, California, USA; New York Mets infielder Mark Vientos (27) shakes hands with third…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":186574,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[35580,2032,20,9,24,55,54,56,319],"class_list":{"0":"post-186573","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-city","8":"tag-mark-vientos","9":"tag-mets","10":"tag-mlb","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-city","13":"tag-new-york-city-headlines","14":"tag-new-york-city-news","15":"tag-ny","16":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}