New York Mets third baseman Mark Vientos (groin) was removed early during Saturday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Vientos was taken out in the fifth inning due to groin discomfort. He went 0-for-2 at the plate before being replaced by Brett Baty. The expectation is that Vientos will undergo further testing to determine the severity of the issue. Fantasy managers should prepare for a possible injured list stint from Vientos. If that happens, Baty is likely to see more playing time at the hot corner.

Slumping New York Mets third baseman Mark Vientos will retreat to the bench for Wednesday's series finale against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. Brett Baty will take over at third base and will bat eighth against Twins right-hander David Festa. This will be Vientos' first day off of the season. After a breakout 2024 season in which he hit .266/.322/.516 with an .837 OPS, 27 home runs and 71 RBI in 111 games played, the 25-year-old has started off cold in 2025, going 9-for-62 (.145) with no home runs, four doubles, four RBI, nine walks and 14 strikeouts in 17 games. It will be more concerning if his slow start to the year drags into May, but hopefully this day off will get Vientos right. Baty hasn't been any better, going 5-for-36 (.139) with no homers and just one RBI early on for the Mets. The former first-rounder has never faced Festa in his career.

New York Mets third baseman Mark Vientos is just 4-for-35 (.114) in his first 10 games this season and is still searching for his first home run of the 2025 regular season. Two of those four hits have been doubles, and the 25-year-old is staying patient at the plate, as evidenced by his three walks in Monday's win over the Marlins. Vientos has hit fifth or sixth in the Mets' batting order and started each of the team's 10 games. He's still locked into an everyday role, but he has just a 29.6% hard-hit rate this season, according to Statcast, which is a big decline from his 46.6% hard-hit rate last year. It's still early, for sure, but Vientos needs to rediscover his power swing to deliver on his huge fantasy potential.

New York Mets third baseman Mark Vientos will stick at the hot corner for the Mets in 2025 after the team re-signed first baseman Pete Alonso on Wednesday night. Before the move to reunite with Alonso, Vientos was set to slide across the diamond to serve as New York's primary first baseman. The return of Alonso will now push Luisangel Acuna and Brett Baty either to the bench or to the minors to start the season. Vientos won the third base gig last year with a breakout season in which he slashed .266/.322/.516 with an .837 OPS, 27 home runs, 71 RBI and 58 runs scored in 111 games played. MLB.com's Anthony DiComo has Vientos projected to hit fifth in the batting order behind a strong top of the lineup for the Mets. He should have elite RBI opportunities with the addition of superstar outfielder Juan Soto. RotoBaller has Vientos in the fourth tier of fantasy third baseman as the No. 7 option.

Now that the New York Mets aren't expecting to re-sign first baseman Pete Alonso, their current plan is to shift Mark Vientos across the diamond from third base to first and have young infielders Luisangel Acuna, Brett Baty and Ronny Mauricio (knee) compete for playing time at the hot corner. Vientos broke out in 2024 as the Mets' starting third baseman to the tune of a .266/.322/.516 slash line with 27 home runs in 111 regular-season games. The 25-year-old continued to swing a hot bat in the postseason in October and cleared the fences five more times before the Mets fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Division Series. However, his defense at third wasn't the greatest, so moving him across the diamond should help the team's overall infield defense. The former second-rounder hits the ball hard but also strikeouts out at a high rate, giving him plenty of volatility for an encore in 2025.

New York Mets third baseman Mark Vientos did his best to keep his team alive in the postseason, hitting a two-run homer in a 10-5 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the NLCS. Unfortunately, Vientos couldn't do it all himself, and the Mets were eliminated from the playoffs. The 24-year-old was a shining star all postseason, hitting .327 with a .998 OPS while smacking five homers and driving in 14 runs over 55 at-bats. If nothing else, the Mets have found their third baseman of the future.

New York Mets third baseman Mark Vientos continued his strong postseason on Friday, going 2-for-5 with a solo homer in a 10-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Unfortunately, Vientos couldn't do much about the non-stop attack from the Dodgers lineup. The 24-year-old has had an excellent postseason so far, hitting .370 with a 1.070 OPS to go with four homers and 12 RBI in 41 at-bats. What's more impressive is that he is doing this as a rookie. Big things could be coming for Vientos.

New York Mets third baseman Mark Vientos stepped up in a big way in the 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium to even the series at 1-1. Vientos finished the game 2-for-5 with four RBI and a run scored. The Dodgers walked Francisco Lindor with two outs and two runners on in the second inning with first base open, and Vientos made the Dodgers pay with a grand slam to blow it open early on. The 24-year-old came into this game swinging a hot bat in his first exposure to the playoffs, going 12-for-32 (.375) with two home runs, two doubles, seven RBI, two walks and five runs scored in eight games played. He also had a career year in 2024 in his first full season in the big leagues, slashing .266/.322/.516 with an .837 OPS, 27 homers and 71 RBI in 111 games. The Dodgers might give Vientos a little more respect the rest of the series.

New York Mets third baseman Mark Vientos smacked two big-time two-run homers on Sunday in a 7-6 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 of the NLDS. Vientos' first dinger opened the scoring and his second tied the game up in the ninth. Unfortunately, the Mets couldn't capitalize on Vientos' masterful performance, but he is showing that he can come up in clutch moments. The 24-year-old is getting his first taste of postseason baseball and is passing with flying colors, as he is hitting .400 with a 1.179 OPS. If the Mets make a deep run, Vientos could be a huge reason why.

New York Mets third baseman Mark Vientos got the scoring going for the Mets in Friday's 6-4 win over the Reds with a two-run home run in the first inning, then finished it off with a two-run, walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning. It was part of a 3-for-5 day at the plate, giving him four multi-hit games in his last five and eight of his last 13. The former second-round draft pick has gone into full breakout mode in 2024 since he arrived for good in May, slashing .289/.342/.563 with 20 doubles, 24 home runs, and 62 RBI in just 91 games. Despite being a zero in the stolen base department, he's greatly increased his fantasy stock for 2025.

New York Mets third baseman Mark Vientos went yard twice on Thursday, but it wasn't enough for a win in the loss to the visiting Oakland Athletics at Citi Field. Vientos extended the Mets' lead to 3-0 with a two-run home run off A's right-hander Mitch Spence to right-center field in the third inning, later giving New York a temporary 6-4 lead with a solo homer in the fourth frame on Thursday against Oakland. The 24-year-old hard-hitting corner infielder has blossomed into a massive power threat in Queens during 2024, slashing a robust .275/.333/.557 with 19 home runs, 17 doubles, and 48 RBI through 262 at-bats.

New York Mets third baseman Mark Vientos (ankle) is back at third base and is batting seventh for the Mets on Wednesday at Citi Field against the visiting Oakland Athletics and right-hander Joey Estes. Vientos is returning to the starting lineup after missing the last two games due to soreness in his left ankle. Due to the ongoing struggles of young third baseman Brett Baty, the 24-year-old Vientos has taken advantage and become the Mets' primary starter at the hot corner in 2024. He's hitting a career-best .272 (69-for-254) and has also already set career-highs with 17 long balls, 44 RBI and 35 runs scored in 71 games played in his third year in the majors. Vientos is useful for his power stroke as a corner-infield option in deep mixed leagues, but he's been cold in August, going 5-for-30 (.167) with a homer, two doubles, two RBI and six strikeouts in eight games.

New York Mets third baseman Mark Vientos (ankle) is dealing with a sore left ankle and is not in the team's starting lineup on Tuesday against the visiting Oakland Athletics. Veteran Jose Iglesias will take over at the hot corner and will bat seventh against A's right-hander Joe Boyle, who will be making his first big-league start since May. Vientos was scratched from Sunday night's lineup against the Seattle Mariners and will now miss a second straight game despite having Monday off. The 24-year-old should be considered day-to-day for now. Iglesias has seemingly come out of nowhere to hit over .300 in his short time with the Mets in 2024, but he's slowed down a bit of late, batting .250 (6-for-24) with two doubles and two RBI in seven games in August, and he remains a low-upside DFS sleeper near the bottom of the batting order.

New York Mets third baseman Mark Vientos (ankle) is back at third base and is hitting fifth in Tuesday's series opener at Coors Field against the hosting Colorado Rockies and left-hander Kyle Freeland. Vientos fouled a ball off his right ankle on Sunday and was held out of Monday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals as a precaution, but he's good to go now and faces a great matchup in the best hitter's park in the big leagues. The 24-year-old snapped a six-game hitting streak on Sunday but will be hoping to pick up where he left off in Colorado this week. Vientos will be a popular DFS play this week and especially on Tuesday night, as he's hitting .366 (30-for-82) with six of his 16 home runs on the year against left-handed pitchers like Freeland.

New York Mets third baseman Mark Vientos (ankle) fouled a ball off his right ankle in the top of the fourth inning in Sunday's series finale in Anaheim against the Los Angeles Angels, which is why he did not play on Monday against the St. Louis Cardinals. Manager Carlos Mendoza said Vientos was scheduled to go through his regular pregame routine in St. Louis but that he was being held out of the starting lineup. "Kind of [swelled] up after the game, but he's better today," Mendoza said. "He's a player for us, but I just wanted to give him a day." The Mets basically just wanted to give the 24-year-old a day off on Monday, so there's a good chance he'll be back in action on Tuesday versus the Colorado Rockies at hitter-friendly Coors Field.

New York Mets infielder Mark Vientos and outfielder Jesse Winker are not in the team's lineup on Monday against the St. Louis Cardinals. Vientos will take a seat for Monday's makeup game after starting 12 straight games at third base. The 24-year-old has produced consistent numbers at the plate over the past few weeks, hitting .269 with six home runs, eight doubles, and 17 RBI in his last 28 games. That makes him a potential add in most 12-plus team leagues moving forward. Vientos should be back in the lineup on Tuesday when the Mets travel to Colorado to take on the Rockies. Jose Iglesias will start at third base in Monday's game.

New York Mets third baseman Mark Vientos will take a seat on Monday against the hosting Miami Marlins. Vientos will receive the day off after starting in each of the team's last 12 games. With Vientos starting on the bench, veteran Jose Iglesias will move to third base and bat seventh, while Jeff McNeil starts at the keystone and hits eighth against Marlins right-hander Yonny Chirinos. Vientos has earned the starting third base job in 2024 by hitting .292 in 211 plate appearances while also clubbing 12 homers. He's been even better in July, going 18-for-60 (.300) with two homers, four doubles and eight RBI in 16 starts. Iglesias, 34, has come out of nowhere to hit .389/.427/.578 with a 1.005 OPS for the Mets in 90 at-bats, albeit with just three homers and 16 RBI. He has never faced Chirinos in his career.

New York Mets third baseman Mark Vientos went 2-for-3 with a double and a home run in Friday's 7-6 win over the Rockies. The 24-year-old also collected two RBI, scored once, and drew a walk in the contest. The home run was his 12th of the year and it was his fifth multi-hit game of July, going 14-for-42 (.333) through 11 games this month. The former second-round draft pick has been productive during his time in the majors this season, slashing .299/.353/.569 with a .393 wOBA and 161 wRC+ in 49 games (190 PA). He's surprisingly still only rostered in 62% of Yahoo leagues and, for interested managers, he brings both 1B and 3B eligibility, offering some flexibility in how he is deployed.

New York Mets third baseman Mark Vientos is out of the team's starting lineup on Friday against the hosting Pittsburgh Pirates for the start of a weekend series. Veteran Jose Iglesias will man the hot corner and will hit seventh for the Mets versus rookie right-handed flamethrower Paul Skenes. Vientos will get a break after starting in each of the team's last 10 ballgames. The 24-year-old has settled into a regular role at third for the Mets while hitting an impressive .291/.346/.568 with a .913 OPS, 11 home runs, 29 RBI and 26 runs scored in 148 at-bats in 2024. He's off to a good start in July, too, going 5-for-16 (.313) with a homer, double and four RBI in four games. Iglesias has swung a hot bat since joining the Mets as a utility man but has little upside in Friday's matchup against Skenes while hitting near the bottom of the lineup.

New York Mets third baseman Mark Vientos went yard in Wednesday night's loss to the division-rival Washington Nationals, smashing his 11th home run of the season. Vientos crushed a two-run homer in the fourth inning to give the Mets a temporary 3-0 lead, tagging Nationals left-hander Mitchell Parker for the blast. In 145 at-bats this year, the 24-year-old hard-hitting infielder is batting .297 with 11 long balls and 29 RBI alongside a .931 OPS. Vientos has solidified himself as New York's everyday player at the hot corner going forward, and he should be rostered in all fantasy leagues until further notice.