Last name is pronounced BAIT-ee... In 2024, worked with Francisco Lindor during the off-season...In 2023, he spent time with five-time All-Star Troy Tulowitzki... Favorite baseball movie is Field of Dreams...His secret talent is juggling...Loves to play basketball... Grew up watching the Texas Rangers...His favorite player to watch was Adrián Beltré...Is also a fan of the Dallas Mavericks and Luka Dončić... Played football with Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson throughout their childhood and high school...The two are good friends, and Baty caught a first pitch by Wilson on June 1, 2023...Has attended several of Wilson's Jets games at MetLife Stadium.
2023
Picked up his first career three-hit game on April 27 vs. Washington after reaching base in all four plate appearances, including a solo home run... Slugged the first home run by a Mets left-handed batter against a southpaw this season in Game 1 of a doubleheader against Atlanta on May 1... Smacked a solo homer and roped a double against Cleveland on May 19, marking his first career game with multiple extra-base hits.. Went deep in consecutive games for the first time in his career on July 18 and 19 vs. Chicago-AL... Finished the season batting .212 (75-353) with nine home runs and 34 RBI... Tallied seven RBI in the month of September, surpassing his total from the previous two months combined.
2022
Selected to the major league roster on Aug. 17... Appeared in 11 games before suffering a season-ending thumb injury...Homered in his first major league at-bat on Aug. 17 at Atlanta...He is the fifth Met ever to accomplish the feat...Belted his first Citi Field home run on Aug. 26 vs. Colorado...Collected a single in his Citi Field debut on Aug. 25 vs. Colorado...Underwent surgery (performed by Dr. Michelle Carlson) to repair a torn UCL in his right thumb on Sept. 1.
2021
Split his second professional season between High-A Brooklyn and Double-A Binghamton...Was selected to the 2021 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game in Denver, Colorado where he went 0-1...Slashed .309/.397/.514 with 14 doubles, seven homers and 34 RBI in 51 games for Brooklyn...Slashed .272/.364/.424 with eight doubles, five homers and 22 RBI in 40 games for Binghamton after he was promoted on July 13...Played for Salt River in the Arizona Fall League... Named Arizona Fall League Player of the Week for the first week of the AFL Season...Named to the AFL Fall Stars Game...Slashed .292/.373/.404 with five doubles, one triple, one homer and 15 RBI in 25 games in the AFL.
2020
Spent part of the season at the New York Mets Alternate Training Site in Brooklyn, NY...Said it was "an awesome advantage" to be able to have a place to play and train after the season was cancelled.
2019
Split his first professional season between three teams, Rookie-Level GCL Mets, Rookie-Level Kingsport and Class-A Brooklyn...Combined to hit.234/.368/.452 with 37 runs, 16 doubles, two triples, seven home runs, 33 RBI and 35 walks in 51 games...Was a member of the Cyclones' playoff push and helped the team win the New York Penn League Championship.