The Mets are optioning Brett Baty to Triple-A Syracuse the team announced Monday.

The scuffling third baseman went 0-for-18 on the team’s latest road trip after producing a .552 OPS in July.

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<figcaption>Bretty Baty’s struggles forced the Mets to send him to Syracuse to work on his game.</figcaption><figcaption><span class="credit">Robert Sabo for NY Post</span></figcaption>

“Just a little time out. Take a breath,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said before Monday’s game against the Cubs. “Just let him work on some things without the day-to-day.”

The scuffling third baseman went 0-for-18 on the team’s latest road trip after producing a .552 OPS in July.{ai:summary}<p>Struggling third baseman, Brett Baty, is being sent to Triple-A Syracuse by the Mets to work on his game. Baty went 0-for-18 on the team's recent road trip and had a low OPS in July. The move is seen as a temporary break for Baty to improve his skills. #sports</p>

Mets send struggling Brett Baty to Triple-A Syracuse

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