Mark Vientos’ power becoming too ‘on and off’ for Mets

BOSTON — Contact hasn’t been Mark Vientos’ problem lately arsenic overmuch arsenic driving nan ball.

The Mets 3rd baseman/DH began Monday a respectable 16-for-54 (.296) successful May, but pinch only 2 extra-base hits for nan month.

Vientos homered against nan Cubs connected May 11 and followed pinch a double nan adjacent nighttime against nan Pirates.

“This is conscionable portion of nan play wherever I americium not driving nan shot arsenic much,” Vientos said earlier going 0-for-4 arsenic DH successful a 3-1 nonaccomplishment to nan Red Sox connected Monday. “There’s astir apt going to beryllium a portion of nan play wherever I americium dropping nan tube each azygous clip I hit.”

Mark Vientos went 0-for-4 connected Monday against nan Red Sox. Getty Images

Vientos past play blasted 27 homers successful 414 at-bats. He entered Monday pinch 5 successful 158 at-bats.

“I don’t want him going retired location trying to pursuit homers,” head Carlos Mendoza said. “I want him to proceed to springiness a bully attack and power nan onslaught zone, get pitches to deed and put bully swings connected it and past they will come. But, yeah, it’s been a small connected and disconnected here.”

Mendoza downplayed this agelong of games against 3 of MLB’s champion violative teams successful nan Yankees, Red Sox and Dodgers. The Mets mislaid 2 of 3 games to nan Yankees complete nan weekend.

“I consciousness for illustration nowadays there’s nary soft spot anymore,” Mendoza said. “It seems for illustration each squad you play is simply a bully team, particularly successful nan National League. It’s a beautiful competitory league.”

Cody Bellinger #35 of nan New York Yankees reaches connected an infield azygous successful nan seventh inning astatine Yankee Stadium, Sunday, May 18, 2025. Corey Sipkin for nan NY POST

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The Mets will play adjacent week against nan White Sox and Rockies, who began nan time a mixed 49 games beneath .500.

Nick Morabito and Jonah Tong were named Eastern League Player of nan Week and Pitcher of nan Week, respectively, for Double-A Binghamton.

Morabito, a 22-year-old outfielder, was 12-for-26 (.462) pinch a 1.248 OPS for nan week.

Tong, who earned nan grant for nan 2nd consecutive week, threw six scoreless innings against Hartford successful which he struck retired 8 and walked 2 pinch 2 hits allowed.

The Mets person not mislaid 3 consecutive games this season.

The 48-game agelong without losing 3 consecutive is nan team’s longest since 2007, erstwhile nan Mets went 56 games into nan play without specified a losing streak.