{"id":440553,"date":"2022-05-02T08:04:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T05:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mets-jeff-mcneil-looks-like-old-self-amid-hot-start\/"},"modified":"2022-05-02T08:04:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T05:04:17","slug":"mets-jeff-mcneil-looks-like-old-self-amid-hot-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mets-jeff-mcneil-looks-like-old-self-amid-hot-start\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mets&#8217; Jeff McNeil looks like old-self amid hot start"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a279d7e1418d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a279d7e1418d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mets-jeff-mcneil-looks-like-old-self-amid-hot-start\/#%E2%80%9CMets_Jeff_McNeil_looks_like_old-self_amid_hot_start%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Mets&#8217; Jeff McNeil looks like old-self amid hot start&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMets_Jeff_McNeil_looks_like_old-self_amid_hot_start%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Mets&#8217; Jeff McNeil looks like old-self amid hot start&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>It feels like Jeff McNeil has entered into a time machine, transporting himself back to 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gone is the hitter who was too often muscling up and not using the entire field nearly enough. That version <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears so 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>McNeil, through the season\u2019s first 21 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s, looks so much more like the player who came up hitting the ball wherever it was pitched, not worried about driving the ball as much as placing it in the right spots.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[It started] maybe a little bit in the offseason, trying to get back to getting base hits, trying to get singles,\u201d McNeil said after collecting his first four-hit game of the season in the Mets\u2019 10-6 victory over the Phillies on Sunday night at Citi Field. \u201cThat\u2019s been my job my whole career. just get on base. Hit a lot of singles and those turn into some doubles and home runs.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Phillies-Mets-Baseball.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jeff Mcneil hits an RBI double in the 8th inning.\" class=\"wp-image-22105712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Phillies-Mets-Baseball.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Phillies-Mets-Baseball.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Phillies-Mets-Baseball.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jeff Mcneil hits an RBI double in the 8th inning. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>He now has nine multi-hit games this season, which is tied for the third most in baseball, and is batting a robust .361. He sprayed the ball all around on Sunday, singling to center field in the third, doubling to right in the fifth, singling to left-center in the seventh and doubling to left-center in the eighth. Manager Buck Showalter moved him up in the lineup \u2014 to third \u2014 and McNeil produced two runs scored and an RBI.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, McNeil has enjoyed some of the best games of his career against the Phillies. Four of his nine four-hit games have come against the Mets\u2019 rival, including the last four.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s pretty cool,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ll take that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the Mets\u2019 impressive start to the season, in which they have won their first seven <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>, a franchise record, there have been several positives. The starting rotation has been terrific. Francisco Lindor has started well. The lineup has produced runs with two outs and runners in scoring position. McNeil finding his swing is right up there among the most important developments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Phillies-Mets-Baseball-1.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"Jeff McNeil reacts after his RBI double.\" class=\"wp-image-22105711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Phillies-Mets-Baseball-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1364 1364w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Phillies-Mets-Baseball-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Phillies-Mets-Baseball-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Phillies-Mets-Baseball-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Phillies-Mets-Baseball-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Jeff McNeil reacts after his RBI double. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m letting my instincts kind of take over, seeing the ball deep and just trying to get hits up there,\u201d McNeil said. \u201cIt feels great. 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That version appears so 2021.\u00a0 McNeil, through the season\u2019s first 21 games,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":440554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Phillies-Mets-Baseball.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[128735,72015,37192],"class_list":["post-440553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-5-2-22","tag-jeff-mcneil","tag-new-york-mets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=440553"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440553\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/440554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=440553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=440553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=440553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}