New York Mets' infielder Jeff McNeil has been red-hot, helping provide key length to the team's starting lineup.

There’s a saying in baseball that playing time seems to work itself out. That sure is true in Queens at the moment.

The Mets had answered a three-run deficit in the bottom of the second inning with McNeil looping in an RBI single to score Brandon Nimmo. Then, Soto, who finished 2-for-4 with two RBI, drove an opposite-field home run to left field in the bottom of the third inning to slice the Mets' deficit to 3-2.

Mauricio, Brett Baty, and Luisangel Acuña are fighting for one full starting spot – third base – and partial shares of two others – second base and designated hitter. Jeff McNeil splits time between second and outfield while Starling Marte starts at DH against lefties and has hit well there of late.

For all the talk about Mets superstars Juan Soto, Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor, Jeff McNeil has been as hot as anyone this June. McNeil hit a first-pitch, walk-off double in the 10th inning Tuesday,

For as resume-boosting as his batting title was in 2022, Jeff McNeil had been having issues shaking off the aftereffects. Making his name through the New York Mets organization as an aggressive, grip-it-and-rip-it type of hitter,

Jeff McNeil conectó un doble que impulsó la carrera de la victoria en la décima entrada y los Mets de Nueva York superaron el martes 5-4 a los Nacionales de

The Mets wrapped up their week-long road trip on a high note, sweeping the lowly Colorado Rockies with a power-packed 13-5 win on Sunday afternoon at Coors Field.