Mark Vientos unknowingly revealed exactly why he won’t make it with the NY Mets

Mark Vientos is in no position to give himself props or suggest he has been pretty good at certain aspects of the game where he is one of the worst. And yet after an 8-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday, that’s exactly what the New York Mets first baseman did.

This key error helped shift the game in favor of the Mariners. It happens. We have come to expect that for every good play Vientos may make, there’s another lurking around the corner.

What made Mets fans more upset were the comments he had after the game.

Mark Vientos seems to think he’s having a better year for the Mets than he is

On a day where you aren’t pretty good, you need to swallow your pride. Was it mispeaking? Vientos double-downed on the “huh?” and had this to say about his slow offensive production.

Bad luck or not, he’s coming off of a May where he hit .217. A hot start back in April had fans rooting for him to reconnect with what made him such a hyped player back in 2024. He has morphed into more of the downside of what he can be, drawing only a single walk post-April and being far less than the solution for several Mets needs.

This has been Vientos’ chance to regularly hit cleanup and make a statement. In the still fresh world where Pete Alonso can’t eat pizza with a fork without Mets fans noticing, he could’ve made us all forget about the Polar Bear. Instead, we’re back to the familiar questioning of Vientos’ abilities. Comments like these make it appear as if the biggest problem he has is accepting the mistakes a little too easily.

Rarely should an answer to a reporter’s question begin by giving yourself props. It comes across as defensive (ironically enough) and shows your standard isn’t what the fans demand.

Vientos wasn’t the lone reason the Mets lost another to Seattle. The team scored twice, both on Carson Benge home runs, and mustered only 3 other hits aside from his dingers. 8 runs is always too much to allow and expect a victory.

Vientos isn’t foolish enough to think his job security is good. Jorge Polanco is on his way back and that’s going to create a crowd on the roster. It should mean he sits against right-handed pitchers almost always. His role goes back to where it was at the very start of the season.

As a Vientos defender in the past, these comments have crossed a line. Feed me stock sound. Say you need to do better and this is unacceptable. Be boring. There are no participation trophies.

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