The length of the meeting, which extended beyond a half-hour, seemed odd.

BOSTON — Starling Marte was back at a familiar position Wednesday night, albeit one he hadn’t played in several years.

After a week of frustration offensively, this was a baby step for manager Carlos Mendoza’s crew.

The status quo wasn’t working, so Carlos Mendoza decided a lineup shuffle might help on Wednesday. 

As much as the Mets have valued Brett Baty’s lefty bat in the lineup, his glovework has been his strength since returning to the club.

Cheers were few for the visiting team on Tuesday, through a confluence of bad luck on well-struck balls and noncompetitive at-bats.

Carlos Mendoza stood by his player, a night after Soto was slow departing the batter’s box and watched a ball he thought he had struck for a home run hit off the Green Monster.

The Mets third baseman/DH began Monday a respectable 16-for-54 (.296) in May, but with only two extra-base hits for the month.

For a second straight night, the star Mets outfielder Juan Soto was caught in quicksand running to first base. This time it was a shot he thought would clear the Green Monster for a homer but hit the wall, leaving him with a single in the sixth inning due to his late departure from the...

As manager Carlos Mendoza’s crew has been reminded all too often lately, there is a need to drive in runners on base. And an occasional jolt over the fence wouldn’t hurt, either.

Edwin Díaz could appreciate the moment. 

A wild Núñez was optioned before Saturday’s game in The Bronx, where the Mets added recently acquired lefty José Castillo to the active roster.

The Mets plan to have a new bullpen option available Saturday.

Tylor Megill, with apologies to Frank Sinatra, was riding high in April, shot down in May. 

As Pete Alonso considered this year’s Subway Series, which started Friday night at Yankee Stadium, he was thankful for two imports from The Bronx.

As much as Nimmo was thrilled the Mets had signed a player of Soto’s caliber, the added delight was in beating the Yankees for a player they also wanted.

Carlos Mendoza never really convinced Juan Soto he could benefit from a rest on Wednesday. But the Mets manager still decided to sit his star.

With offensive support lacking, Clay Holmes and the Mets lost 4-0 to the Pirates on a soggy night in Queens.

Stearns said he uses a combination of the eye test, internal metrics and conversations with the coaching staff to evaluate the team’s play defensively.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa has taken pride since his youth in knowing he was a cousin to a Hall of Fame slugger/Mets broadcasting legend.