Mark Vientos and J.D. Martinez have known each other for several years from their shared South Florida roots — they work out at the same facility in the offseason.
SAN DIEGO — Mark Vientos was describing his pregame “meditating” routine to a reporter this week when J.D. Martinez , on his way back to the visitor’s clubhouse at Petco Park through the dugout tunnel, stopped for a listen to the conversation. J.D. Martinez poses with Luis Severino and third baseman Mark Vientos with the OMG sign after belting a two-run homer during the Mets’ win over the Orioles on Aug. 19, 2024.Such is the relationship that has developed between the Mets teammates this season.
But the relationship blossomed with Martinez’s arrival this season as a free agent and the 24-year-old Vientos’ ascent as a promising young player.Mets’ Mark Vientos: ‘We get more locked in against tough opponents’On team charter flights or bus rides, it’s often Vientos and Martinez seated side-by-side, with Francisco Lindor nearby, discussing baseball and life.
If there’s been a special quality to Vientos’ season it’s been his ability to avoid a prolonged slump. Asked about the fact Vientos has managed to avoid a slump, Martinez didn’t want to touch the subject.
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