Brett Baty didn’t have to be here. Under different circumstances, he certainly would not be. Late last month, the Mets ...

Baty’s home run in the seventh inning Tuesday was the difference in the Mets’ 2-1 win over the Pirates. It was his fourth long ball in five starts since the club called him up to absorb some of the ...

The second baseman/third baseman broke a tie in the bottom of the seventh inning to help the Mets edge the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night at Citi Field.