On Monday, Ronny Maurico homered for the second straight day — a highlight for the Mets in their 12-7 exhibition loss to the Cardinals at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium.
JUPITER, Fla. — The winter of Ronny Mauricio doesn’t want to end.
It might be spring training, but technically late February is still winter, and Mauricio is packing the same kind of punch at the plate that became noteworthy in the Dominican Winter League, where he earned MVP honors this offseason. On Monday, he homered for the second straight day — a highlight for the Mets in their 12-7 exhibition loss to the Cardinals at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium.against the Nationals in Port St. Lucie, but further raised awareness of the rookie shortstop, who could get plenty of additional opportunities in the coming weeks with the entire Mets starting infield headed to the World Baseball Classic.
New York Mets Ronny Mauricio plays shortstop in the seventh inning of a Spring Training game against the Washington Nationals on Sunday.Mauricio, who spent last season at Double-A Binghamton, was asked how he viewed his chances of getting a shot at the major league level to start the season. “I am trying and working for that,” Mauricio told The Post. “I want to be on this team. I want to be in the big leagues on this team.”
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