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Mets' Bo Bichette hitting better than woeful numbers suggest

New York Post·Mike Puma·23 days ago
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PHOENIX — Bo Bichette’s numbers are lagging, perhaps along with his luck. The Mets infielder, still searching for his first real hot streak, entered Saturday with a disappointing .570 OPS, but his underlying numbers suggest he should be faring better. Bichette began play with a .231 batting average, but according to Statcast, his expected batting average was .283, placing him in MLB’s 83rd percentile. Bo Bichette Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Bichette had two hard-hit balls in Friday’s victory over the Diamondbacks, including one to the right field fence that resulted in an out. In Saturday’s 2-1 loss , he added another hard-hit ball: a 100 mph shot to left field that went for an out in the eighth inning. “It feels like every day there’s one at-bat when he hits a rocket and somebody is making a play,” manager Carlos Mendoza said before the game. “I am not worried about him. The ball is going to find holes.…

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