Andy Green was asked what role he foresees Mark Vientos having on the Mets when he returns from injury:
"I don't know. I was very forthright with him when he started the rehab assignment that a lot of that will be dictated by how others perform and also by how he performs.
I still think there's a very bright future out there for him, if he wants to go grab a hold of it. That's on him. When he gets back in the box, take advantage of the at-bats you do get and prove you deserve more at-bats. I think people get into different phases of their careers at different points in time.
He has all the talent that he possessed in '24 when he was hitting close to 30 home runs and didn't even start the season with the big-league club. It is all right there. It's on him for that to come out. We certainly want to see it come out. It's not going to be a perfectly-laid path for him, though, when he does come back."
Mets reliever Nate Lavender has opened his career with nine consecutive scoreless appearances, retiring 28 of the 31 batters he's faced. He's allowed one hit.
Carson Benge with another three-hit night. He has four multi-hit games in his last five tries and 11 total hits over that stretch.
Since April 23, Benge is batting .305 over a stretch of 105 games.
Final line on New York Mets P prospect Gary Gill Hill today in AA
5.1 inn
7 H
3 ER
0 BB
7 K
All 3 runs allowed occurred in the 6th
Opposing offense looks to be ranked between 3rd-6th in all offensive categories among the 12 teams in the Eastern League.