Speaking with reporters on Tuesday, Mets manager Buck Showalter said confidently that Dominic Smith was going to have a strong season.
Smith sure provided a promising first impression in Wednesday's simulated game against Max Scherzer.
Smith took Scherzer deep twice in consecutive at-bats, powering a pair of home runs over the right field wall, the second a no-doubter onto the grass beyond the wall.
The former first-round pick is looking to bounce back from a disappointing 2021 campaign, when he hit just .244 with a .667 OPS, one year after hitting .316 with a .993 OPS in the shortened 2020 season. If Smith can return to his 2019 and 2020 form, the Mets will have a big boost in their already retooled lineup.
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