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debutante third baseman on Wednesday night joined rare company those who have homered in their first at-bat as a major leaguer.In a key matchup between two National League East powers ( ), Baty in the top of the second launched a two-run homer off a curveball that gave the Mets a 4-0 lead over the and gave Baty a career OPS of 5.000. Here's Sam Shields Jersey a look: Welcome to the show, !In his first MLB AB, he hits his first career homer! MLB (@MLB) That one left the bat at 98.5 mph and traveled 377 feet into the (suburban) Atlanta evening. Best of all, Baty's family was on hand to witne s his perfect first trip to the plate as a big leaguer: The Merlin Olsen Jersey reaction of Brett Baty's family to his first homer is everything SNY (@SNYtv) The homer also made Baty one of the few Mets ever to go deep in his first AB: Mets to homer in 1st career at-bat:Brett Baty, TodayMike Jacobs, 8/21/05Kaz Matsui, 4/6/04Mike Fitzgerald, 9/13/83Bennie Ayala, 8/27/74 Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) The Mets called up the Sammy Watkins Jersey highly regarded Baty on Wednesday largely because they've struggled to get consistent production from third base this season. Baty certainly seems capable of improving that particular situation. The 22-year-old Baty, who was the No. 12 overall pick in 2019, has excelled this season even before hitting that unforgettable homer above. In 95 games at the Double- and Triple-A levels in 2022, he put up a slash line of .315/.410/.533 with 19 Nolan Cromwell Jersey home runs and 22 doubles in 420 plate appearances. He's been a primary third baseman this season, and he's also seen time in left field. Coming into this Kayvon Webster Jersey season, our own R.J. Anderson ranked Baty as . The Mets came into Wednesday night's game having lost the first games of the four-game set against the Braves but still holding a 3 1/2 game lead in the NL East.