A.J. Ewing not enthusiastic over August slump but he believes a turnaround is coming

“A.J.” might be “August Jolt” abbreviated for a certain Mets rookie, but only in terms of results. A.J.Ewing has no reason to believe his season with the Mets will conclude any differently than the positive direction it has trended for most of the summer.  Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets.

He entered Saturday with a .535 OPS for August that included a 9-for-48 (.188) batting average, but the 21-year-old outfielder hasn’t become an everyday player and the team’s leadoff hitter by showing less than maximum resolve. “I am not enthusiastic with how the results have been recently, but I am more than uberconfident that I am going to turn it around and I am going to finish the year how I am going to finish,” Ewing said before the Mets faced the Nationals at Citi Field. Overall, he owned a .255/.326/.386 slash line with seven homers and 28 RBIs in 82 games as play began.He’s joined Carson Benge to give the Mets a top one-two rookie outfield combination. Ewing’s recent doldrums included a 2-for-23 (.087) skid over the previous week. Could the grind of a major league season for the first time be taking a toll on Ewing? “No, my body feels good, I feel good,” he said.

“I would just say it’s part of the game and it’s stuff that you want to avoid as much as possible, but it’s just getting out of these little blips that is important.” Interim manager Andy Green indicated he’s in no hurry to find extra rest for Ewing or Benge.Both have played almost every day with Juan Soto on the injured list, even with Luis Robert Jr.

receiving occasional starts in center field. “Ultimately they are going to end up with more at-bats than they have had in their career, and that is healthy for them, it is good for them,” Green said of Ewing and Benge.“If they end up with 10 more or 10 less or 20 more or 20 less, I think that will ultimately b...