But his defense taking a step back this season should have the Mets rethinking Vientos' future position. Pete Alonso's throwing error in the eighth inning in Sunday's series finale against the New York Yankees took center stage,

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Carlos Mendoza spoke about the Mets' struggles with runners in scoring position after Monday's 3-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox saw them leave six men on base and go 1-for-8 with RISP.

A major deciding factor in the weekend series between the New York Mets and New York Yankees came down to an errant throw by Pete Alonso in the 8th inning with

BOSTON — When Clay Holmes signed on to be a starting pitcher again with the Mets, he was already prepared for the challenge. Staring wasn’t exactly new for him, but things have changed since he had last toed the rubber as starter for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Vientos, who has played 38 games at third this year, was instead slotted into the DH role for the seventh time this season, and batted fifth. The mixing and matching can be a lot for young players, but though it’s mostly borne of necessity, shifting to different roles could actually be beneficial, manager Carlos Mendoza said.