So for now, it sounds like it might be Marte moving to that DH role. With much of the 2025 roster still being constructed, the Mets haven’t yet decided how to use Marte. They know he prefers to play in the field every day, saying it keeps him engaged in all aspects of the game. But after two years of battling groin and knee injuries, a DH role could be easier on his body.
Maybe he knows it too, since Mendoza said he took the news well.
“Look, he’s a big part of what we’re doing here,” Mendoza said of Marte. “We’ve still got ways to go and we’re going to be very honest with him, but what he told me is, ‘I’m willing to do whatever you guys need me to do. I’m ready to go, I just want to win.'”