A 2-1 loss with 4 combined hits didn’t tell us a whole lot about what we can expect from the New York Mets this season. Brandon Waddell started, Tyrone Taylor batted cleanup, and the whole goal of the 9 innings versus the Miami Marlins was to go live.
One player who came in as a mid-game replacement that deserves a pat on the back is spunky Mets prospect A.J. Ewing. He’s one of the reasons why the Mets were more open to trading Jett Williams. Rising quickly as a future option in center field, he drove in the only run for the Mets while also making a heads up play on what could have been an error.