The Mets’ search for potential offensive help brought them to DJ Stewart, who has quickly showed promise.
Stewart, who started at designated hitter in place of Daniel Vogelbach on Tuesday night, rewarded the Mets with his first home run with the clubManager Buck Showalter said the club’s internal projections against Chicago starter Lucas Giolito favored Stewart, a lefty hitter who had gone 1-for-5 with two walks in six games with the club.
“We did it as a drill to kind of keep me back, and I liked it so much, I started incorporating it into my swing,” said Stewart, who played 70 total major league games in parts of five seasons with the Orioles. “Things started to click for me a little bit.” The Mets have had major issues at DH, at which Vogelbach has not fully come around, and in right field, where Starling Marte has not come close to his 2022 production. If Stewart — who debuted in 2018, with Showalter as his manager in Baltimore — can continue to hit, there would be a spot for him.
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