Ronny Mauricio, Brett Baty ‘under consideration’ for September call-up

T꧑heไ major league Mets are about to grow bigger — and possibly more interesting.

Wednesday’s series finale with the Rangers was the last game be🐎fore the club reaches this year’s reduced round of September call-ups, when each team is allowed (and forced) to extend a 26-man roster into a 28-man roster.

The two most intriguing call-up possi♊bilities, infielders Ronny Mauricio and Brett Baty, are “under consideration,” manager Buck Showalter said.

The plan is for the team’s decisionmakers to gather on Thursday’s off day and decide upon the extra position player and pitcher they will activate.ඣ

It is po🀅ssible Luis Guillorme (calf strain) comes off th﷽e injured list; Michael Perez could be summoned because teams value a third catcher.

But the debut of Mauricio — or the next chance 𝔉for Baty — could 𓆏provide some hope for the future for a team whose present is ugly.

The 22-yea😼r-old Mauricio has built a case for 𓆉an opportunity with his bat.

The switch hitter entered play Weജdnesday with an .860 OPS and 23 home runs, plus 24 steals, in his first 115 gaꦬmes at Triple-A Syracuse.

He always has been a free swinger, tho🍷ugh he has shown better plate discipline this season with a slightly improved walk rate (6.6 percent) and a slightly lowered strikeout rate (18.2 peꦺrcent).

But the natural shortstop has not found a second position that he plays consistently wellᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ.

With Fran𒁏cisco Lindor blocking the path at s🌼hort, the Mets have moved Mauricio around, without a ton of success.

The reports were not strong at second base, a position he began playing in late April, and he moved to both third base and left field 🐷with similar results.

For the past two weeks, Mauricio has shifted back to second base, where Showalter said he “seems🗹 to be doing well.”

Showalter said that while Mauricio has handled the spot better the second timꦺe༺ around, he made it clear that defense is what has held him back.

“Defense is initially a prio💃rity with these guys,” Showalter said at Citi Field. “Got to be able to d🌼efend. You got to hit a whole lot to not be a good defender.

“Defens𒁏e is a premium for young players coming into the big leagues. That’s what allows them to stay in the lineup.”

Th🏅ere is an argument that Mauricio — who is already on the 40-man roster and is the organization’s No. 4 prospect, — could be learning the spot in the majors.

Danny Mendick and Jonathan Arauz, w🉐ho do not figure to have long Mets futures, have received plenty of time at second since the Mets sold at the trade deadline.

Until this point at least, the Mets have not shown a williཧngness to test out Mauricio’s toolsy 𝔍game without more certainty of his glove.

Baty came up with a poor defensive reputation, but his bat has be🔯e﷽n a bigger issue than his third-base defense through his first season.

The 23-year-old crushed Triple-A pitching and forced his way to the majors by mid-April, but he could not transl♈ate the minor league success into a major league breakthrough.

Baty hit just .216 in 86 games with the Mets, his power (seven homers) mostly absent as he struggled to lift the ball.🦩

Over half of h🦹is ba𝓀tted balls (51.8 percent) were directed at the ground, a persistent problem he encountered in the minor leagues.

He did not seem to be making progress and went 0-for-18 in six August games, prompting a demotion.

Since reporting to Syracuse, Baty statistically has been solid,ꦦ entering play with an .824 OPS boosted by fi��ve home runs in 16 games.

Arauz, Mendick and Mark Vientos have seen time at third 🐼base since Baty was sent down.

Presuming the Meꦕts select from players on their 40-man roster, their pitching op💛tions for a call-up are less intriguing. Joey Lucchesi or Grant Hartwig could return to Queens.

The 𝔉Mets might not win much in September, but Mauricio or Baty thriving could represent a positive dev🀅elopment.

“I’m sure they a🧸re [under consideration],” Showalter said before adding, “Who else would you like to see?”