Brett Baty was not shy about expressing his desire to make the New York Mets Opening Day roster in any role, but the Mets ...

When 16-year-old Tyler Lockett came home from school Monday afternoon, he had no idea what awaited him. His mother stood at the front door of his home in Chalfont, Pennsylvania, holding a blindfold.

If the Mets were to decide their Opening Day roster solely off of spring training statistics, Baty's inclusion would be a no-brainer. A deeper look into the makings of the roster shows that he'd ...