Student of the game: Yo shows ability to adjust

The visitor’s batting cage at Nationals Park is a spacious area, colorless walls contrasting with fake green turf, a bank of white plastic folding chairs off to one side. Throughout the Mets’ recent three-game series with the Nationals, the chairs generally sat empty, unused, save for one consistent occupant.

2016 MLB Draft: Complete coverage

The next wave of future stars will enter the MLB pipeline during the MLB Draft on June 9-11. Get complete coverage — Top 100 Prospects list, news, video, Draft order and more — on Draft Central, and watch the Draft live on MLB.Network and MLB.com.

#TBT: Davis’ bunt spoiled Schilling’s perfecto

It has been 15 years since Ben Davis bunted for a hit against Curt Schilling with one out in the eighth inning on May 26, 2001, spoiling the pitcher’s bid at a perfect game at Qualcomm Stadium. The bunt infuriated the D-backs because they claimed it broke one of baseball’s unwritten rules. Davis disagreed. He bunted because Arizona had only a two-run lead against the Padres and by reaching base he brought the tying run to the plate.