Acce s the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. In 2022, MLB Pipeline tabbed the three best Mets prospects as Francisco Alvarez, Brett Baty and Ronny Mauricio, who along with Mark Vientos broke into the majors around the same time. Francisco Lindor coined the group the Baby Mets. A few years later after demotions, inconsistencies, injuries and flashes of promise they sure look grown-up. Bottles gone and bats looking ready to break out, the young trio was at the center of their one big, three-run inning that became the only offense the Mets needed in a 3-2 victory over the Angels in front of a sellout crowd of 43,055 at Citi Field on Tuesday. Were going to need all of them, manager Carlos Mendoza said after the Mets (58-44) won a third straight, which followed losing three straight, and claimed the series before Wednesdays finale. Frankie Montas was decent in letting up two runs in 5 / innings though recording 17 outs nearly qualifies as a marathon for this Mets rotation. Explore More Three relievers highlighted by excellence from once-again-Met Rico Garcia and clutch work from Ryne Stanek, who induced a game-ending pop-up from Mike Trout with the potential tying run on second were better in covering 3 / scorele s innings. Best for the Mets was the group of friends who have overcome a well-publicized option (in Alvarezs case), a roller-coaster ride that has included plenty of frustrations (in Batys case) and a torn ACL (in Mauricios case). Francisco Alvarez celebrates after hitting a two-run home run in the fifth inning of the Mets 3-2 home win over the Angels on July 22, 2025. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST The Mets entered the fifth inning down two runs before the trio went to work. With two outs, Baty who Eddys Leonard Jersey is looking more comfortable by the day and who received a vote of confidence from David Stearns on Monday slugged a double that reached the wall in right-center. CHECK OUT THE AND The infielder, who later showed off his glove by handling a difficult short hop on a Jorge Soler hard ground ball in the eighth, is working on a five-game hitting streak in which he is 6-for-15 with a pair of homers. Alvarez summoned Monday after a torrid stretch at Triple-A Syracuse continued looking like the Alvarez of old in working a deep at-bat before getting a seventh-pitch fastball that was thrown down the middle. Alvarez hammered it over the left field wall for a two-run homer that tied the game. Ronny Mauricio reacts after he hits a single in the fifth inning. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post As if the might were not evident enough, Alvarez flexed his right bicep as he came around third base. The power from him is real, Mendoza said after Alvarezs first home run in Queens since Sept. 21 of last year. That ball just kept on going. Baty waited for Alvarez by home plate, the pair slapping hands and then heading into the dugout together for the celebration. Brett Baty smiles after recording an out in the eighth inning of the Mets win over the Angels. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST They exchanged a few words as they watched Mauricio follow Alvarezs bomb by stroking a single. We were all in the lineup it was me, Baty, Vientos and Mauricio, Alvarez said through interpreter Alan Suriel. I think its something really special that were all finally here in the major leagues. And contributing. Mauricio was not on first base long, easily swiping second. Frankie Montas reacts as he walks back to the dugout after he is pulled from the game by Carlos Mendoza in the sixth inning of the Mets win over the Angels. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post A two-out hit from Brandon Nimmo drove in what became the game-winning run, a big day for the kids and the bottom of the lineup. Lindor is in a deep 0-for-30 slump. Pete Alonso is 2-for-33 in his past 10 games. With Baty, Alvarez and Mauricio, the Mets Nos. 7-9 hitters scored their only runs of the game. To have the length in the lineup where theres no breath you cant take a breath and you have to keep focusing on every pitch being in the perfect spot, said Nimmo, who extended his own on-base streak to 16 games. It wears down pitchers. The uprising would hold because the Mets bullpen survived. Garcia who had been DFAd by the Mets on July 11, signed with the Yankees July 14, pitched with the Yankees on Friday, was DFAd by the Yankees on Saturday and was reclaimed by the Mets on Monday recorded three large outs, including a strikeout of Trout. Delivering insights on all things Amazins Sign up for Inside the Mets by Mike Puma, exclusively on Sports+ Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! Reed Garrett was strong and Stanek recorded his third save of the season, Edwin Daz unavailable on what would have been a third straight day of work. Stanek shook hands with the mustachioed Alvarez, who is no longer a Baby. I know he has all the making of an All-Star-type catcher, Nimmo said. Its just putting it all together. Alan Trammell Jersey