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- Updated: August 3, 2016
NEW YORK — The nadir of Alejandro De Aza’s season turned out to be the final week of June. On a Saturday night in Atlanta, at the tail end of another hitless evening, De Aza popped up a bunt and slammed his bat to the ground in frustration, never bothering to hustle to first. Braves pitcher Jim Johnson alertly turned that into a double play, prompting manager Terry Collins to talk sternly to De Aza after the game.
Four nights later, De Aza went to sleep with a .158 batting average, a .216 on-base percentage and a .232 slugging mark. Fans lit up talk radio lines demanding his release. And all of it seemed warranted; the Mets have annually released outfielders under similar circumstances, from Chris Young in 2014 to John Mayberry Jr. last summer.
But injuries and other circumstances led to De Aza’s continued employment, which he has recently used to reboot his season. De Aza’s two-run homer in the third inning Tuesday led the Mets to a 7-1 win over the Yankees, improving his slash line since June 30 to .342/.490/.553.
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