If Brett Baty wants to reverse the narrative of his first full season in the majors, the last couple of nights have provided a pretty good start. 

After hitting a home run on Tuesday, Baty again homered, into the left-field seats, on Wednesday in the Mets’ 5-1 win over the White Sox.

On top of that, he exhibited stalwart defense at third base, throwing across his body off a backhand hop.

He also ran the bases well, scoring from first on Brandon Nimmo’s RBI single in the fourth inning. 

“A lot better [than last week] for sure,” Baty said. “I’m swinging at the right pitches and I’m hitting the ball hard. That’s all I’m trying to do up there.” 

Baty forced his way into an everyday spot with the Mets this year and has shown the sort of staying power that has eluded other young prospects under manager Buck Showalter.

But a .239/.305/.367 slash line with seven home runs still leaves something to be desired for the 23-year-old. 

Wednesday night was a glimpse at Baty’s potential, and despite his disappointing season, that remains high. 

“It’s something everybody goes through, first-year player or 10-year player. We got guys who have been playing a long time that get challenged about your mental toughness,” Showalter said. “There’s an old expression: [If] they don’t bite when they’re a puppy, they won’t bite when they’re a big dog.

“So you kinda see how guys fight back cause you’re gonna face it all through whatever career you have. You gotta keep pushing.” 

Until recently, July had been Baty’s worst month of the season.

Coming into Wednesday, he had a .188 average and .517 OPS in the first 11 games of the month. 

One strong night won’t fix that, but it’s a start.

And it’s even better that the improvement came not just at the plate, but also in the field and on the bases. 

“It’s huge for sure when you make a play [in the field] like that,” Baty said. “Definitely gives you a lot of confidence that you’re gonna make the next one.

“It’s all about carrying that feeling throughout the whole game and every game with it.” 

Baty said he has made some adjustments at the plate, trying to slow things down and use the whole field when he has shown a slight tendency toward pulling the ball, which he did for his home run on Wednesday. 

As Showalter said, though, most of this is mental for a player who took a major league field for just the 81st time on Wednesday.

And that side of things is going smoothly. 

“I guess it’s just reps,” Baty said, “and the more you’re out there, the more the game slows down for you.”