By Krutik Jain
New York Mets infielder Brett Baty went the yard for the first time in July during the sixth inning against New York Yankees reliever Ian Hamilton. The solo home run cut the Yankees’ lead to 5-4. This was Baty’s season high, ninth home run of the season in 108 games.New York Jets star and childhood friend Garrett Wilson reacted to the home run, writing:”Baty bomb, stop playn.”Baty’s home run helped the Mets register a come-from-behind victory against the Yankees in the Subway Series opener. The home run was followed by a two-run home run by second baseman Jeff McNeil in the seventh inning as the Mets took the lead and eventually won 6-5.The Yankees came into this series after being swept in a four-game series by the Toronto Blue Jays as they slumped to their fifth straight loss.Garrett Wilson thinks Brett Baty could have done well as QB in NFLBoth Garrett Wilson and Brett Baty grew up in Austin, Texas, and played together on the Lake Travis Youth Association Pop Warner football team. While Wilson was the wide receiver, Baty played quarterback.During an interview with SNY in Aug. 2022, Wilson said that Baty could have been a quarterback in the NFL.鈥淚鈥檓 confident he would鈥檝e been in the NFL as a quarterback,鈥 Wilson said. 鈥淗e was that good. He says he was just throwing it up to me, but the bombs he was throwing were 45, 50 yards.鈥滲rett Baty had nothing but praise for the former Ohio State standout who got picked 10th overall in the 2022 NFL draft. Wilson was Baty’s go-to man in third-down situations.鈥淚t鈥檚 a funny story,鈥 Baty said. 鈥淥ur coach had no idea. It was a random name in the draft. But even in sixth grade, Garrett was still, head and shoulders, the best athlete I ever saw or played with. We had a great football season together. On third down, I鈥檇 throw it up to him.鈥滵uring the same interview, Baty said that both childhood friends try to make it to each other’s games whenever they can.鈥淚鈥檝e never followed the Jets in my life, now I鈥檓 one of the biggest Jets fans,鈥 Baty said. 鈥淚 can鈥檛 get over the fact that he鈥檚 going to be a New York Jet.鈥滻n June 2023, Wilson threw out the ceremonial first pitch to Brett Baty during a Mets game at Citi Field.