The 2026 New York Mets season will have a lot of discussion about position changes. Bo Bichette moving to third base. Jorge Polanco at first base. Brett Baty in right field, first base, and maybe somewhere else will regularly be a topic.
It’s nothing new to stick a guy at a new position he is relatively unfamiliar with or has never played before. Dominic Smith moving to left field back in 2021 is one of the most extreme examples that didn’t go too well. Todd Hundley to left field in 1998 was pretty awful, too.
Statistically, none seem to compare to what the Mets did in 1992.