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Triple-A Syracuse

The Syracuse Mets split their six-game series with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. The Mets looked like the better team despite the split, outscoring the RailRiders 33-23 in the series. The Mets are now 33-30 and in fifth place in the International League East division.

Matt Rudick led the team with eight hits in the series, doing so in 18 at-bats. Rudick homered, walked six times and stole two bases. He also drove in six runs and scored six runs of his own. Rudick owns a .775 OPS in 16 games with Syracuse.

Christian Arroyo also had a solid week, going 4-for-16 with two doubles, a home run and three walks. Arroyo tied Rudick for the team lead with six RBIs on the way to improving his season OPS to .797.

Francisco Alvarez played in four rehab games and went 3-for-13 with two doubles and a walk. He also looked solid behind the plate, throwing out an attempted base stealer. The Mets are hoping they can get Alvarez back on the big league squad as soon as possible, and this past week was an encouraging step forward.

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Kodai Senga allowed three runs in five innings in his latest rehab outing. He allowed a total of 10 baserunners, a big concern, while striking out six. Senga has a 5.19 ERA in two rehab outings with Syracuse.

Zach Thornton looked really good in two appearances (one start) for the Mets, allowing two runs in nine innings. Thornton allowed six hits and six walks while striking out nine. He now owns a 3.91 ERA in five games (four starts) with Syracuse.

Jack Weisenburger provided a stellar bulk outing out of the bullpen, tossing 5 1/3 scoreless innings. He allowed three hits and a walk while striking out four. Weisenburger has mostly struggled in six games with Syracuse as he now owns a 5.40 ERA.

Jonathan Santucci. Photo by Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Double-A Binghamton

The Binghamton Rumble Ponies dominated the Reading Fightin Phils by winning five of six games in their series. Binghamton dropped the first game before rattling off five straight wins. Still, the Rumble Ponies are 23-34 and in last place in the Eastern League Northeast division.

Vincent Perozo led the way for Binghamton with nine hits, including three doubles and two home runs. Perozo drove in five runs and raised his OPS with Binghamton to .833.

Nick Lorusso also powered the offense, going 7-for-21 with a double, a home run and two walks. He also scored five runs, the second-highest total on the team for the series. Lorusso now has a .712 OPS.

JT Schwartz also had a breakout week, going 5-for-18 with a double and a home run. He led the team with seven RBIs and also drew two walks. Schwartz now owns a .697 OPS.

Jonathan Santucci dominated his start, allowing just one run in 6 2/3 innings. Santucci allowed three hits and two walks with five strikeouts, lowering his ERA to 3.93 in 11 starts.

Bryce Conley also shoved, allowing two runs in seven innings. Conley allowed just three hits and three walks while striking out five. He has a 4.73 ERA in seven games (six starts) with Binghamton.

Max Green made two starts and put together two solid performances. Green totaled 6 2/3 innings with two runs allowed. He also allowed four hits and three walks with five strikeouts. Green has made five appearances for Binghamton and owns a 1.26 ERA.

High-A Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Cyclones also won five of six games in dominant fashion, outperforming the Jersey Shore BlueClaws. Brooklyn won four straight games to conclude the series and outscored Jersey Shore 34-18 in the series. The Cyclones are now 22-34 and tied for last place in the South Atlantic League North division.

Corey Collins demonstrated his power in this series, going 4-for-17 with a double and two home runs. He also led the team with eight RBIs, four more than any other player. Collins has been heating up lately and despite a .187 batting average, he owns a .767 OPS.

Mitch Voit is also heating up as he went 6-for-21 with a double and a home run. He also recorded two walks, no strikeouts and four stolen bases. Voit has his OPS up to .723.

Colin Houck went 5-for-19 in the series, recording a double and a home run with two walks. Houck has struggled again this year, however, as he owns just a .584 OPS.

Frank Camarillo pitched six shutout innings in his start, allowing just five hits and a walk with three strikeouts. Camarillo now owns a 3.57 ERA in three starts with Brooklyn.

Daviel Hurtado also looked great, allowing just a run in 5 1/3 innings. He allowed just one hit and one walk while striking out five. Hurtado has a 0.69 ERA through his first three High-A starts of the season.

Making his High-A debut, Jose Chirinos allowed one run in five innings. He allowed three hits and three walks while striking out four. Chirinos now has a 2.30 ERA in 10 games, nine of which were in Low-A.

Cam Tilly

Low-A St. Lucie

The St. Lucie Mets struggled against the Clearwater Threshers, losing five of six games in their series. St. Lucie lost the first four games before finally picking up a win and then losing the series finale. The Mets are now 25-32 and in third place in the Florida State League East division.

Elian Peña led the struggling offense at the plate, despite having an unremarkable week himself. He went 5-for-20 with two doubles, five walks and three stolen bases. He now owns a .796 OPS on the season.

Yohairo Cuevas also did some damage, going 4-for-18 with four doubles. Cuevas walked twice and stole a base, and his OPS through 16 games sits at .864.

St. Lucie’s struggles were not due to the pitching staff, as they received a trio of scoreless starts. Cam Tilly allowed no runs in five innings, giving up four hits while striking out five. Tilly owns a 5.66 ERA in 10 games (nine starts).

Emilio Obispo also gave up no earned runs over four innings, though three unearned runs did score. Obispo allowed just two hits and a walk while striking out five. He has a 1.93 ERA through seven games with St. Lucie.

Joel Lara also tossed four scoreless innings, allowing just a hit and three walks while striking out four. Lara owns a 6.75 ERA in 10 games (six starts).

FCL Mets

The FCL Mets went 3-2 this past week to improve to 12-12 on the year. They are currently in second place in the Florida Complex League East division.

Roybert Herrera had a standout week at the plate, going 5-for-9 with two doubles, a home run and three walks. Herrera has just 16 at-bats early in the season with a 1.359 OPS.

On the mound, Yoralbert Cadiz looked solid with one run allowed in 4 1/3 innings. He allowed a hit and three walks while striking out six. Cadiz has a 2.61 ERA in eight appearances.

DSL Mets

The DSL Mets Blue went 2-3 this past week, putting them at 3-3 on the year. The DSL Mets Orange went 3-2 and are now 4-2.

Jonnhan Sanchez had an excellent week at the plate for DSL Mets Blue, going 6-for-15 with a double, a home run and six RBIs. He also walked once and stole a base. Sanchez owns a 1.111 OPS through five games. On the mound for DSL Mets Blue, Sebastian Gomez tossed 3 1/3 hitless innings with one walk allowed and three strikeouts. This was Gomez’s first outing of the season.

Cleiner Ramirez shone at the plate for DSL Mets Orange, going 6-for-19 with a double, two home runs, two walks and two stolen bases. He drove in three runs and scored seven. Ramirez owns a 1.073 OPS through six games. On the mound for DSL Mets Orange, Randy Guzman tossed four scoreless innings with three hits allowed, one walk allowed and two strikeouts. This was Guzman’s first outing of the season.

Organizational Leaders

Batting

• AVG – A.J. Ewing (BNG/SYR) – .339
• OPS – A.J. Ewing (BNG/SYR) – .961
• HR – Ryan Clifford (SYR) – 14
• SB – Sam Robertson (STL) – 24

Pitching (min. 10 innings)

• ERA – Channing Austin (BRK) – 1.17
• SO – Jonathan Santucci (BNG) – 63
• WHIP – Daviel Hurtado (STL/BRK) – 0.773

Players of the Week

Offense – Vincent Perozo, C/1B/LF Binghamton

Vincent Perozo has over 1,000 minor league at-bats in his career. He’s mostly struggled, but he’s found his groove lately. Perozo’s OPS in 2026 is almost .100 points higher than his career OPS and this last series was his best yet. He likely doesn’t have much upside as a prospect, but to see him succeed this season is a welcome development.

Pitching – Frank Camarillo, P Brooklyn

Frank Camarillo is one of the Mets’ under-the-radar pitching prospects, as he was drafted in the 13th round in 2025 and doesn’t yet have eye-popping numbers. The 22-year-old showed what he’s capable of, however, in his latest start. He was the only Mets minor league pitcher this week to have a scoreless outing of at least six innings.

Upcoming Schedule – June 9-14

• Triple-A Syracuse: @ Buffalo
• Double-A Binghamton: @ Somerset
• High-A Brooklyn: vs. Frederick
• Low-A St. Lucie: @ Palm Beach

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Triple-A

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (31-31) 3, Syracuse Mets (33-30) 4

Box Score

• LF Nick Morabito, 0-for-3, BB, 2 K (.736 OPS)
• 2B Ji Hwan Bae, 2-for-3, 2B, 2 R, BB (.782 OPS)
• LF Ryan Clifford, 0-for-3, RBI, 3 K (.766 OPS)
• C Francisco Alvarez, 1-for-3, R, BB (.671 OPS)
• PH-RF Matt Rudick, 2-for-3, HR (1), 3 RBI, R (.775 OPS)

Clifford leads the International League in strikeouts with 90 (in 221 at-bats). He also leads Syracuse in home runs with 14. MMO’s Jorge Eckardt wrote an excellent piece on the 22-year-old acquired in the Justin Verlander trade that you can see here.

• RHP Daniel Duarte (3.18 ERA) IP, R, H, BB, K
• LHP Zach Thornton (3.91 ERA) 5 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 5 K
• RHP Tobias Myers (0.00 ERA) 2 IP, R, H, K, W

It was Thornton’s third appearance for Syracuse since his major-league debut, and each start has been better than the previous one. The 24-year-old had made only two appearances at the Triple-A level when he was called on to start in Washington on May 20 and gave up four earned runs over 4 1/3 innings.

Double-A

Reading Fightin Phils (24-33) 2, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (23-34) 4

Box Score

• C Chris Suero, 0-for-5, 3 K (.739 OPS)
• 3B Jacob Reimer, 2-for-4 (.737 OPS)
• CF Eli Serrano III, 0-for-3, R, BB, 2 K (.650 OPS)
• DH Nick Lorusso, 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, R, BB (.712 OPS)
• LF Vincent Perozo, 2-for-4, HR (4), K (.833 OPS)

Perozo has homered in back-to-back games and the 23-year-old from Venezuela has hit four in 18 games since his promotion to Double-A.

• LHP Max Green (1.26 ERA) 2 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 4 K, HR
• RHP Jordan Geber (6.12 ERA) 3 IP, H, 3 BB, W
• LHP Jefry Yan (3.86 ERA) IP, 3 K
• RHP Carlos Guzman (3.14 ERA) IP, 2 K, SV

High-A

Brooklyn Cyclones (22-34) 5, Jersey Shore BlueClaws (22-34) 3

Box Score

• SS Mitch Voit, 2-for-6, RBI, SB, 2 R, BB (.723 OPS)
• RF John Bay, 2-for-4, R, HBP, 2 K (.781 OPS)
• 1B Corey Collins, 1-for-3, RBI, R, 2 BB (.767 OPS)
• C Daiverson Gutierrez, 2-for-3, 3 RBI, BB (.542 OPS)
• 2B Colin Houck, 2-for-5, 2B (.584 OPS)

Voit, 21, is 6-for-21 with a home run, a double, six runs scored and four stolen bases in five tries in June. The Mets’ No. 6 prospect on MLB Pipeline hit an opposite-field homer on Saturday that you can see here. He was a first-round pick (38th overall) last year out of the University of Michigan, where he hit 14 home runs in 56 games and posted a 1.140 OPS.

• RHP Noah Hall (6.02 ERA) 5 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, 5 BB, 6 K, HR, W
• RHP Justin Armbruester (0.00 ERA) IP, 3 K
• RHP Bryce Jenkins (2.49 ERA) IP, K
• RHP Juan Arnaud (3.38 ERA) IP, 3 K
• RHP Parker Carlson (4.03 ERA) IP, 2 K, SV

Hall, 25, became Brooklyn’s all-time leader in strikeouts with 178, passing Jaison Vilera of Venezuela, who was in the Mets’ system from 2016-2022. Hall was a seventh-round pick in 2023 out of the University of South Carolina and has fanned 51 in 52 1/3 innings this season.

Low-A

Clearwater Threshers (36-21) 11, St. Lucie Mets (25-32) 8

Box Score

• SS Elian Peña, 1-for-5, BB, K (.796 OPS)
• C Julio Zayas, 2-for-5, RBI, 2 R, K (.661 OPS)
• 3B Antonio Jimenez, 0-for-3, R, BB, 2 K (.646 OPS)
• RF Yohairo Cuevas, 1-for-4, 2B, 2 R, BB, K (.864 OPS)
• 1B Chase Meggers, 2-for-4, 3 RBI, R, BB, K (.635 OPS)

Jimenez, 21, was a third-round pick last year out of the University of Central Florida who started the season at Brooklyn, but was demoted after posting a .387 OPS over 25 games there. He has hit better at St. Lucie, going 9-for-38 in 11 games. He’s the No. 15 Met prospect on MLB Pipeline, and scouts like his glove and arm best. He also plays shortstop.

• RHP Zack Mack (3.18 ERA) 1 2/3 IP, H, 2 K
• RHP Tyler McLoughlin (10.59 ERA) IP

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The Mets received two prospects. The higher-ranked one at the time was outfielder Drew Gilbert, who, after a couple mixed seasons in the Mets minor league system, was flipped with Blade Tidwell and José Buttó for reliever Tyler Rogers at the 2025 trade deadline. Rogers was really good for the Mets over the two months and change he was in Queens, but the Mets failed to make the postseason. He left in free agency, ending that branch of the Verlander trade tree. Gilbert was a big leaguer before the end of 2025, but doesn’t look like much more than a back-end bench outfielder at this point, even with his moderate improvements in 2026.

The other was Ryan Clifford. While he was generally considered the second of the two prospects in the trade, Clifford was still a big get for the Mets. He had his believers too, with some thinking he was a bigger get than Gilbert. While that was the minority opinion at the time, it was out there.

In a way, Clifford received one of the largest signing bonuses handed out to any prospect in history. The money just didn’t go to him. It’s not quite that simple — the Mets were already on the hook for Verlander’s full contract whether they liked it or not before they traded him — but the implication was that the Mets could have taken lesser prospects to shed more money. Instead, they chose to eat well over 50% of the remaining money owed to Verlander to get Gilbert and Clifford.

With Gilbert gone and nothing to show for him besides 27 and 1/3 innings of a reliever in a playoff-less season, the entire $35M investment essentially rides on Clifford.

Since joining the Mets, Clifford has been the prototypical three true outcomes player. He has prodigious power and has been one of the best home run hitters in the minor leagues whenever he wasn’t playing for the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones in the power-drain of an environment that is Maimonides Park. In 2025, Clifford’s 29 home runs ranked sixth across the entire minor leagues. In 2026, his 14 home runs through June 6 are tied for 13th.

He also has prodigious swing-and-miss issues. However, while the strikeout rate was still high in previous years, he had actually been making steady improvements. That is, until this season. After getting his strikeout rate all the way down to 25.6% in 2025, it’s ballooned to 35% in 2026. Therein lies the problem. A 35% strikeout rate in Triple-A is unsustainable for any level of consistent success at the big leagues.

Players can produce with a high strikeout rate. The top four qualified hitters in the big leagues this season — Oneil Cruz, Kyle Schwarber, Hunter Goodman and Munetaka Murakami — have all been productive despite the lofty strikeout rates.

That list is just the qualified hitters, though. When the minimum plate appearance mark is set to 50, the list grows substantially. Cruz drops all the way from first to 12th, and Murakami from fourth to 28th. Of the 24 new players between No. 1 and No. 28, just three have an OPS over .760: Joey Wiemer, Kerry Carpenter and Luke Raley. Even of those three, one of them is misleading. Wiemer’s numbers are inflated by a red-hot first nine games when he OPS’d 1.243 and only struck out 26.5% of the time. In his next 23 games, Wiemer is OPS’d just .687 and struck out 40.8% of the time.

Players can be productive with strikeout rates as high as Clifford’s, but it’s rare. And remember, this is his Triple-A strikeout rate. Pitchers are better in the big leagues.

Let’s dig deeper. Here are his contact rates, the backbone of strikeout rate.

Ryan Clifford‘s Triple-A percentiles in 2025 (left) and 2026 (right). Image courtesy of Thomas Nestico @TJStats on X.

Overall, Clifford’s 2026 numbers look similar to his 2025 Triple-A numbers, but there are a few glaring issues. His chase rate is way up, and his in-zone contact rate is way down. Clifford is still patient — just in the wrong places. He’s swinging at pitches in the zone at a rate under the Triple-A average, but chasing at a rate above the Triple-A average. Previously, he was patient both ways. Now, he’s patient in the zone and aggressive out of the zone, not a good combination.

Then, when he does swing the bat at pitches in the zone, he’s not making contact. His in-zone contact rate is 74.2%, down over 10% from 2025. It cannot be understated how massive of a concern that is. Yes, similar to strikeout rate, there are a rare few who can survive with in-zone contact rates this low, but it’s generally not a recipe for success.

It has also impacted his ability to draw walks, going from one of the best hitters in Triple-A at doing so in 2025 to well below average in 2026. If Clifford is going to stick as a big leaguer, walks have to be a part of his game. Even if he gets the strikeout rate relatively under control, he’s always going to have his fair share of punchies. That has to be countered by a high walk rate.

There have been some improvements throughout the season. In his first 31 games, Clifford posted a .704 OPS with a 39.8% strikeout rate. In his next 28, he had a .832 OPs figure with a 30% strikeout rate. But it’s not enough.

Ryan Clifford’s Triple-A percentiles in his first 31 games of 2026 (left) and next 28 games of 2026 (right). Image courtesy of Thomas Nestico @TJStats on X.

The chase rate is identical, the walk rate is virtually identical, and the in-zone contact is still a big step down from 2025. His surface numbers have improved, but the underlying data tells the story of a hitter who actually hasn’t changed much.

Even if we use his 77.7% in-zone contact rate in his last 28 to measure, it does not suggest he’ll be able to have success at the MLB level. There are 83 hitters in Triple-A with an in-zone contact rate of 77.7% or worse; a handful have spent time in the big leagues, and none of them came close to any form of sustained success this season. Matt Wallner, Nick Yorke, Esmerlyn Valdéz, Patrick Wisdom and Spencer Jones are a few of the big leaguers to run Triple-A contact rates in line with Clifford. None are productive, or frankly, close to it.

This is not a final indictment on Clifford. It’s early June; there is time for Clifford to turn it around. But it is important to note that — even with the surface numbers improving and the recent home runs lighting up your social media feeds — he is a different hitter than he was last year, and not in a good way. If he is going to have an impact at the MLB level in 2026, real change needs to occur. Improving the strikeout rate without truly improving the chase or contact rates isn’t enough.

The 2025 version of Clifford can be a productive big leaguer. He’ll have his flaws, but he can be a true power threat. The 2026 version of Clifford, to this point, cannot.

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Meanwhile, infielder Grae Kessinger reached base four times as his rehab continued with High-A Brooklyn and Ryan Clifford clubbed his organizational-leading 14th home run of the season for Triple-A Syracuse.

Ryan Clifford. Photo by Herm Card

Triple-A

Syracuse Mets 5 (32-30), Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders 0 (31-30)

Box Score

• LF Ryan Clifford: 1-4, HR, 2 RBI (.776 OPS)
• CF Cristian Pache: 2-4, 2B, RBI (.696 OPS)
• 2B Ji Hwan Bae: 1-3, R, SB (.765 OPS)

Clifford hit his 14th home run of the season on Saturday. That figure ranks top 20 in all of minor league baseball. However, Clifford’s so-so OPS of .776 on the season shows he has been an “all-or-nothing” hitter in 2026.

Bae. meanwhile, stole his 20th base of the season. That figure ranks third in the International League.

• RHP Jack Weisenburger: 5.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 SO (5.40 ERA)
• RHP Jonathan Pintaro: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO (3.16 ERA)

After a cup of coffee in the big leagues, Pintaro has continued his Triple-A successes. He threw two innings of one-run ball on Saturday. Entering Saturday, Pintaro’s xwOBA, xBA, and xSLG all ranked above the 68th percentile in Triple-A.

Pintaro combined with Weisenburger and Nate Lavender in the shutout of the Railriders. Weisenburger, in particular, was great. He followed the opener Lavender and tossed 5 1/3 shutout innings in his best appearance of the season.

Jonathan Santucci. Photo by Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Double-A

Binghamton Rumble Ponies 4 (22-34), Reading Fightin Phils 1 (24-32)

Box Score

• 3B Nick Lorusso: 3-4, HR, 2 RBI (.703 OPS)
• C Vincent Perozo: 2-4, HR (.772 OPS)
• SS Wyatt Young: 3-4, SB (.618 OPS)

Two Rumble Ponies homered on Saturday. Perozo hit his third of the season in the second inning and Lorusso hit his ninth in the third frame. Lorusso, 25, is only three home runs away from tying a career-high. He hit 12 in 2024.

• LHP Jonathan Santucci: 6.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO (3.93 ERA)
• RHP Saul Garcia: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 SO (4.24 ERA)
• RHP Guillo Zuñiga: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO (2.70 ERA)

Like Syracuse, Binghamton also pitched terrifically on Saturday. Santucci led the way with arguably his best start of the season allowing one run over 6 2/3 sparkling innings.

After Santucci posted a 5.71 ERA across four starts in April, that figure lowered to 3.45 in May. The left-handed starter has now thrown 11 2/3 innings over his last two starts and has allowed six hits and one run while striking out 10.

Mitch Voit. Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized

High-A

Brooklyn Cyclones 12 (21-34), Jersey Shore Blueclaws 4 (22-33)

Box Score

• SS Grae Kessinger: 1-2, 2 RBI, 3 R, 3 BB (.714 OPS)
• 2B Mitch Voit: 1-4. HR, 2 RBI, BB (.726 OPS)
• LF Trace Willhoite: 2-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI (.754 OPS)

Brooklyn continued their onslaught of Jersey Shore on Saturday. The South Atlantic League’s worst offense posted 12 runs and 10 hits. Every member of the Cyclones’ lineup had at least one hit. Leading the way and reaching base four times was Kessinger; he is on a rehab assignment.

Voit, the Mets’ first-round pick in 2025, hit his seventh home run of the season. He also stole his 17th base of the year.

• LHP Daviel Hurtado: 5.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO (0.69 ERA)
• LHP Gregori Louis: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB (2.04 ERA)

Hurtado, 21, he been terrific since his call-up to Brooklyn. Across his first three starts, he has allowed four hits and one run over 13 innings. That is good for a sparkling 0.69 ERA.

Trey Snyder, Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized

Single-A

St. Lucie Mets 5 (25-31), Clearwater Threshers 1 (35-21)

Box Score

• 2B Trey Snyder: 2-4, 2 R, 2 SB (.910 OPS)
• SS Elian Peña: 1-3, SB (.797 OPS)
• LF Yohairo Cuevas: 1-3, 2B, RBI (.861 OPS)

St. Lucie went wild on the base paths on Saturday swiping seven bases en route to a 5-1 victory over a strong Clearwater team. Two Mets had multiple hits (Snyder, Antonio Jimenez) and only one Met had an extra-base hit (Cuevas).

Peña is coming off an extremely tough May where he slashed .216/.343/.307 (.650 OPS). He is 3-for-12 to start June and swiped his 18th bag of the season on Saturday.

• RHP Joel Lara: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 SO (6.75 ERA)
• RHP Christian Rodriguez: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO (1.78 ERA)

Rodriguez continues to shine as one of the more underrated arms in the organization. The 21-year-old out of Venezuela tossed two more scoreless innings on Saturday. As a result, his ERA is down to 1.78 over 30 1/3 innings this season. He has struck out 35 and walked 11. The opposition is hitting .196 against him.

Meanwhile, Lara matched his season high of four innings. He was terrific allowing only one hit. His ERA has steadily been falling since some early season struggles. The 19-year-old has only allowed one earned run over his last 12 2/3 innings.

Florida Complex League

FCL Cardinals 12 (8-16), FCL Mets 8 (12-12)

Box Score

• RF Bohan Adderley: 2-4, HR, 3 RBI, BB (.852 OPS)
• SS Anthony Frobose: 3-4, 2B, 3B, 3 R, BB (.668 OPS)
• DH Roybert Herrera: 3-4, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, BB (1.359 OPS)

Despite outhitting the Cardinals 12 to six, the Mets only scored eight runs, which was not enough. Four different Mets had multiple hits, two of which had three. Frobose and Herrera had three hits apiece; Herrera homered and doubled.

Herrera, 18, is 7-for-16 with three extra-base hits to begin his 2026 season. He already has five walks to only three strikeouts. His 1.359 OPS through 16 at-bats is an improvement on his .850 mark in 2024 (79 at-bats) and .859 mark in 2025 (123 at-bats).

• RHP Camden Lohman: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 1 SO (7.45 ERA)
• RHP Yoralbert Cadiz: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO (2.61 ERA)
• RHP Jean Brito: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO (2.61 ERA)

Lohman entered the game in the third inning and struggled mightily. He was only able to record one out as he walked four hitters and allowed two hits which resulted in six runs coming across to score.

Cadiz and Brito continued their respective strong starts to the season. Cadiz struck out five across 2 1/3 innings of one-run ball. Meanwhile, Brito was perfect over the final two innings of the game. Each have a 2.61 ERA on the season.

Dominican Summer League

DSL Mets Orange 15 (4-1), DSL NYY Bombers 14 (1-4)

Box Score

• SS Cleiner Ramirez: 3-5, 2 HR, 3 RBI (1.091 OPS)
• LF Jhonael Cuello: 3-5, 2B, 5 RBI (1.228 OPS)
• RHP Oscar Montero: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 BB (135.00 ERA)
• RHP Derlin Rojas: 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 SO (0.00 ERA)

The wildest game in the Mets’ minor league system Saturday came in the Dominican Summer League. Mets Orange scored 15 runs on nine hits and six Bombers’ errors.

Ramirez and Cuello led the way offensively combining to drive in eight runs. Ramirez cracked two homers and now has six hits through his first 20 professional at-bats. The 17-year-old is listed at 5-foot-9.

Rojas, 18, notched his first professional win calming things down over 2 2/3 innings after Montero started the game and was only able to record one out before being removed from the contest after allowing six runs (five earned).

DSL Arizona Red 12 (3-2), DSL Mets Blue 3 (3-2)

Box Score

• RF Henry Manrique: 1-3, 2B, RBI, BB (1.460 OPS)
• 3B Michalle Mercedes: 2-3 (.889 OPS)
• RHP Edgardo Rodriguez: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO (18.00 ERA)

Mets Blue committed four errors on Saturday en route to a 12-3 defeat. Manrique and Jesus Minaya had the team’s two lone extra-base hits. Rodriguez and Henderson Hernandez were the only two Mets pitchers who did not allow an earned run.

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With Double-A Binghamton, High-A Brooklyn and Single-A St. Lucie all set to face affiliates of the Philadelphia Phillies, it should be a fun night organizationally for the two NL East foes.

Jack Wenninger. Photo by Herm Card

TRIPLE-A

SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE (30-29) VS SYRACUSE (31-29)

6:35 P.M.

Syracuse will look to make it three wins in a row over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday night with Jack Wenninger on the bump.

Wenninger, who’s one of the Mets’ top pitching prospects, has a 2.80 ERA with 46 strikeouts in 45 innings this season. The right-hander has struggled a bit in his last two outings though, allowing eight earned runs over 9 1/3 innings.

Christian Arroyo is on a heater in Syracuse’s lineup, as he’s slashed .385/.529/.923 over his last four games with a pair of home runs.

DOUBLE-A

READING (24-30) VS BINGHAMTON (20-34)

7:00 PM

Bryce Conley is set to take the mound for Binghamton as it searches for its third-consecutive victory over Reading.

The 31-year-old right-hander has recorded a 4.70 ERA in 11 outings (nine starts) with 40 strikeouts over 44 innings between Syracuse and Binghamton on the year.

JT Schwartz is the Rumble Ponies’ hottest hitter entering the night, launching two homers over his last four contests with a 1.462 OPS in 14 at-bats.

HIGH-A

BROOKLYN (19-34) VS JERSEY SHORE (22-31)

7:05 PM

Right-handed reliever Dakota Hawkins has performed well in Brooklyn, boasting a 2.92 ERA over 10 appearances and 12 1/3 innings, and he’ll kick things off for the Cyclones on Friday night against Jersey Shore.

2025 first-round pick Mitch Voit is coming into his own down in High-A, hitting .257/.413/.457 with two homers and four stolen bases across his last 10 contests.

SINGLE-A

CLEARWATER (19-34) VS ST. LUCIE (22-31)

6:10 P.M.

St. Lucie will attempt to snap a four-game losing streak as Joel Lara gets the start for the club. The 19-year-old right-hander has put up a 7.88 ERA in nine outings (five starts) totaling 24 innings this campaign.

Elian Peña has an .814 OPS across his last 11 games, though he earned a golden sombrero with four strikeouts on Thursday night.

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Triple-A

Syracuse Mets (31-29) 3, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (30-29) 2

BOX SCORE

• *REHAB* C Francisco Alvarez – 0-for-4, 3 K (.857 OPS)
• 1B Christian Arroyo – 1-for-3, 1 R, HR (6), 2 RBI (41) (.807 OPS)
• DH Ryan Clifford – 0-for-3, SB (6), 1 BB, 2 K (.768 OPS)

Alvarez caught seven innings while continuing his accelerated rehab. 2B Yonny Hernandez went 3-for-4 with his seventh stolen base of the season. 

• RHP Xzavion Curry (5.47 ERA) 5 2/3 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR allowed (55 of 80 pitches for strikes)
• RHP Tobias Myers (0.00 ERA) 1 1/3 IP, 1 K
• RHP Dylan Ross (6.08 ERA) 2 IP, 4 K

Myers had a clean outing in his first Triple-A appearance of the year and Ross did some heavy lifting by getting six outs, four via the strikeout. After a rough end to the month of May, Ross has struck out six batters in three innings during June while only allowing one hit and walking one.

Double-A

Binghamton Rumble Ponies (20-34) 2, Reading Fightin Phils (24-30) 1

BOX SCORE

• C Chris Suero – 0-for-5, 1 R, 1 K (.724 OPS)
• CF Eli Serrano III- 1-for-2, 1 R, HR (3), 1 RBI (20), 1 BB (.670 OPS)
• 2B D’Andre Smith – 2-for-4, 2 2B, 1 RBI (11) CS (2) (.621 OPS)

Suero and the anomaly of a season he is having continues with a .190/.351/.373 slash line. Sooner or later his luck on batted balls will change and he’ll become the most dangerous hitter for the Rumble Ponies. The lineup on Thursday contained five hitters hitting under .200, with a sixth hitting exactly .200.

• RHP Brendan Girton (5.68 ERA) 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K (26 of 50 pitches for strikes)
• LHP Jefry Yan (4.01 ERA) 2 IP, 1 BB, 5 K
• RHP Dan Hammer (1.80 ERA) 2 IP, 3 K

Girton struggled with control on the day, barely throwing 50% of his pitches for strikes but he still managed to only allow one run. Yan had his third-straight appearance without allowing an earned run.

Mitch Voit. Photo by Ed Delany

High-A

Brooklyn Cyclones (19-34) 5, Jersey Shore BlueClaws (22-31) 2

BOX SCORE

• SS Mitch Voit – 1-for-2, 2 R, 2 SB (16), CS (4), BB, 2 HBP (.704 OPS)
• C Ronald Hernandez – 2-for-4, 2 R, HR (5), 2 RBI (23), 1 K (.764 OPS)
• 2B Jamari Baylor – 1-for-4, 1 R, HR (1), RBI (1), 2 K (1.250 OPS)

Voit is running wild in High-A, grabbing his 15th and 16th stolen bases of the season while pairing that with being hit by a pitch twice. Hernandez hit his fifth home run of the season and is one away from his 2025 total in almost 200 fewer at-bats.

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Triple-A

Scranton (30-27) 6, Syracuse (29-29) 3,  7 Innings

Game 1 Box Score

• RF Nick Morabito: 1-for-4, R
• C Ben Rortvedt: 1-for-3, HR, 2 RBI

Syracuse’s offense was ice cold in game one, apart from a Rortvedt homer and a Matt Rudick RBI Single. Jorge Polanco continued his rehab assignment and went 0-for-2 with a strikeout before being subbed out for Rudick.

• RHP Kodai Senga: 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

Senga had an up-and-down outing, putting up two scoreless frames before a rough third in which he gave up three earned runs. But he turned it around for the last two innings, as he blanked Scranton in the fourth and fifth.

Scranton (30-28) 2, Syracuse (30-29) 13,  7 Innings

Game 2 Box Score

• 2B Christian Arroyo: 2-for-3, 4 RBI, BB, 2 R
• 1B Ryan Clifford: 2-for-3, 2 R, BB
• C Kevin Parada: 1-for-3, 3 RBI, BB, R

Syracuse’s offense turned up the heat in game two, putting up 10 hits and 13 runs. Kevin Parada’s average in Triple-A is now .355.

• LHP Nate Lavender: 1 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
• RHP Jonathan Pintaro: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER
• RHP Zach Peek: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

The Syracuse staff shut things down in game two, giving up only four hits and one earned run.

Double-A

Reading (24-29) 11, Binghamton (19-34) 16

Box Score

• DH Chris Suero: 2-for-5, RBI, BB
• 3B Nick Lorusso: 2-for-4, 3 R
• 1B JT Schwartz: 3-for-4, HR, 7 RBI, 3 R, BB
• C Vincent Perozo: 2-for-5, 3 RBI, R

The Rumble Ponies offense went to town on Wednesday morning, putting up 16 runs and 16 hits. JT Schwartz accounted for almost half of the score with seven RBIs with his massive go-ahead grand slam in the seventh.

• RHP R.J. Gordon: 2 2/3 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
• RHP Douglas Orellana: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

R.J. Gordon’s struggles continue, as his season ERA is now 9.49.

High-A

Brooklyn (18-34) 4, Jersey Shore (22-30) 5, 10 Innings

Box Score

• SS Mitch Voit: 1-for-5
• 3B Colin Houck: 1-for-4, RBI, R
• LF Trace Willhoite: 2-for-3, RBI, BB, R

The Brooklyn offense produced four runs and eight hits, but that wasn’t enough to get the win.

• RHP Jose Chirinos: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
• RHP Parker Carlson: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Jose Chirinos made his first start for Brooklyn and was solid despite some control issues.

Low-A

Clearwater (32-20) 2, St. Lucie (24-28) 0, 7 Innings

Game 1 Box Score

• SS Elian Peña: 0-for-2, BB
• 1B Randy Guzman: 0-for-2, BB

In the first game of the doubleheader, the Mets were no-hit by three different Clearwater pitchers.

• RHP Cam Tilly: 5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K

Cam Tilly rebounded nicely from his last start and had a terrific outing today, blanking the Threshers over five innings.

Clearwater Threshers (33-20) 5, St. Lucie Mets (24-29) 3, 7 Innings

Game 2 Box Score

• DH Elian Peña 1-for-2, 2 BB, RBI
• SS Antonio Jimenez: 1-for-4, RBI
• RF Randy Guzman 1-for-2, BB, RBI

Peña continues to stay hot as he manages to get on base four times in a day, in which the St. Lucie offense had little to no life. Guzman also continues to stay hot with an .843 OPS.

• LHP Conner Ware: 4 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
• RHP Zack Mack: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

Ware pitched well, bouncing back from a rocky outing in his last start. The only blemish on his line was a solo home run by Jaeden Calderon. Unfortunately, Clearwater scored four unearned runs in the seventh inning, thanks to some shoddy defense by St. Lucie.

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Jack Wenninger. Photo by Herm Card

TRIPLE-A: SYRACUSE METS

HITTER OF THE MONTH: RYAN CLIFFORD

Statistics: 27 G, .233/.308/.534/.842, 8 HR, 5 2B, 1 3B, 18 RBI, 12 BB, 34 SO

Ryan Clifford is doing Ryan Clifford things. After a slow start to 2026, May was a return to what we expect from him. He’s hitting for prodigious power. He’s striking out a ton. It’s what Clifford does. While the strikeout rate is improved from the 39.6% it was through April, it was still 29.1% in May. That’s still high. However, is it good enough to survive in the big leagues? That’s up for debate.

There are 19 qualified hitters striking out at least 29% of the time in the big leagues this year. Some are good, like Elly De La Cruz, Munetaka Murakami, Kyle Schwarber and Nick Kurtz. Others are struggling, like Ramón Laureano, Jorge Soler, Nolan Gorman and Austin Riley. Where does Clifford land on that scale? At this point, the only thing that will answer that question is a promotion.

PITCHER OF THE MONTH: JACK WENNINGER

Statistics: 5 G (4 GS), 22.2 IP, 19 H, 13 R (10 ER), 20 SO, 13 BB, 3.97 ERA, 1.41 WHIP

It wasn’t quite as dominant a May for Jack Wenninger as it was an April, but he was still good enough to take the crown here. The last thing Wenninger needs to do before his MLB debut is limit walks. His walk rate in May was 13.1%, about the same as his mark through April. It’s not at the point where it’s a huge, glaring concern, but it needs to improve. If Wenninger is in the zone just a little bit more, he’ll be in the big leagues sooner rather than later.

Even then, he still should the next man up for a promotion. Christian Scott and Jonah Tong, who both started the year in Syracuse with Wenninger, are in the big leagues. Zach Thornton made his big league debut earlier this season, but that was likely matchup-driven versus a lefty-heavy Nationals lineup. Wenninger is better. If a rotation spot opens up, he should be the one to get the call.

Jonathan Santucci. Photo by Binghamton Rumble Ponies

DOUBLE-A: BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES

HITTER OF THE MONTH: JOSÉ RAMOS

Statistics: 24 G, .262/.392/.476/.868, 5 HR, 3 2B, 18 RBI, 16 BB, 26 SO

José Ramos is not a household name, which makes sense as a 25-year-old who was signed as a minor league free agent this offseason. (He was previously in the Dodgers organization for six years.) After a tough April, Ramos was undoubtedly Binghamton’s best hitter in May. He had 20 extra-base hits in 44 games at Triple-A for the Dodgers last season before electing free agency too, so there might be some real pop in his bat. He is old for the level, though, so the big test will be whether he can repeat his success at Triple-A whenever he is promoted.

PITCHER OF THE MONTH: JONATHAN SANTUCCI

Statistics: 6 G (6 GS), 28.2 IP, 25 H, 13 R (11 ER), 32 SO, 11 BB, 3.45 ERA, 1.26 WHIP

Jonathan Santucci is known, but might still be the most under-the-radar pitching prospect in the Mets system. He is a lefty with a fastball that has good velocity and ride, a wicked, elite slider, and a curveball and changeup that are showing promise. His only “issue” is that as a former position player, he hasn’t been pitching very long, so he’s still pretty raw. The control comes and goes, but even then, his 11.4% walk rate isn’t that big of a deal. It’s high, but it’s manageable, and should improve as he gets more experience. His ceiling is up there with the best pitching prospects in the system.

Ronald Hernandez. Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized

HIGH-A: BROOKLYN CYCLONES

HITTER OF THE MONTH: RONALD HERNÁNDEZ

Statistics: 22 G, .263/.371/.461/.832, 4 HR, 1 2B, 1 3B, 11 RBI, 11 BB, 27 SO

Acquired for David Robertson back in 2023, Ronald Hernández is now in his third season in Brooklyn. He’s shown flashes along the way, and this month is one of them. The 22-year-old switch-hitting catcher has some pop in his bat but can be streaky at times, and this is a good streak. Behind the plate, Hernández isn’t great. He might not be a catcher long term. But he’s athletic enough to handle first, and while it hasn’t happened yet, maybe a corner outfield spot. His bat is interesting enough to try to find him a defensive home.

PITCHER OF THE MONTH: CHANNING AUSTIN

Statistics: 4 G (4 GS), 21.2 IP, 10 H, 2 R (2 ER), 30 SO, 9 BB, 0.83 ERA, 0.88 WHIP

Brooklyn native Channing Austin is the best pitcher no one knows about in the Mets’ system. Ok, obviously some people know about him, but many probably don’t. He dominated in Brooklyn in May, so much so he earned himself a promotion for the final week. His fastball is great, and his curveball, slider and changeup are all effective. A former college reliever who threw under 60 innings combined in four years, the Mets see him as a starter. So far, they’re right.

SINGLE-A: ST. LUCIE METS

HITTER OF THE MONTH: AJ SALGADO

Statistics: 24 G, .241/.355/.481/.836, 3 HR, 4 2B, 3 3B, 13 RBI, 11 BB, 22 SO

Signed as a free agent in July 2025, AJ Salgado had a solid 23-game showing to end the season and has been good to start 2025. The extra-base hits are coming in droves, and he’s showing a solid approach to come with it. The 24-year-old is playing first base and both corner outfield spots for St. Lucie, and, given his age and production, could be ticketed for Brooklyn any day now.

PITCHER OF THE MONTH: NICOLAS CARRENO

Statistics: 5 G (2 GS), 21.2 IP, 10 H, 3 R (2 ER), 31 SO, 13 BB, 0.83 ERA, 1.06 WHIP

There’s a group of younger pitching prospects in the lower levels of the Mets’ system right now that are really, really interesting, and Nicolas Carreno might highlight that bunch. A 19-year-old lefty, Carreno sits 95 mph on his fastball. Those guys don’t grow on trees. And, incredibly, that’s not his best pitch. The 86 mph slider is the star, and batters can’t touch it. The one knock on his profile is he only throws three pitches, and two are fastballs (four-seam and sinker). If he doesn’t develop another pitch, the bullpen might be in his future. But even if that’s the case, he has the stuff to be a weapon out of the pen.

FLORIDA COMPLEX LEAGUE: FCL METS

HITTER OF THE MONTH: YOVANNY RODRIGUEZ

Statistics: 16 G, .268/.339/.589/.928, 5 HR, 1 2B, 1 3B, 15 RBI, 5 BB, 18 SO

The Mets’ most expensive signing in the 2024 IFA class, Yovanny Rodriguez had an okay debut season in the Dominican Summer League and a much better repeat year in 2025, prompting his move stateside this year. So far, he’s been up to the challenge. Despite the large signing bonus, he’s not one of the organization’s premier prospects. Repeating the DSL will cause that. With that said, the catcher is still just 19, so it’s very encouraging to see him start his 2026 in this manner. He hasn’t been perfect, but he’s been good.

PITCHER OF THE MONTH: JOSE GUEVARA

Statistics: 4 G (3 GS), 18.1 IP, 12 H, 9 R (8 ER), 25 SO, 9 BB, 3.93 ERA, 1.15 WHIP

Jose Guevara is missing bats, limiting free passes, and overall just doing most of the things pitchers need to do to be successful. At 21 years old, he’s a bit old for the level, so the next test for him will be Single-A. After a couple of recent promotions from St. Lucie to Brooklyn, Guevara could be next in line to fill the vacated spots. He had a few games in both spots last year but didn’t have much success, so it will be interesting to see if round two goes any better.

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Jonathan Santucci, one of the organization’s top arms, allowed just two runs in 9 2/3 innings across two starts. Jose Chirinos, not as highly touted as other pitchers in the Mets organization like Jack Wenninger and Santucci, also pitched well. His latest dominant outing for the St. Lucie Mets not only helped St. Lucie earn a series win, but it also earned Chirinos a promotion to High-A Brooklyn.

For more stats and news across the Mets minor leagues, continue reading the Minors Weekly Report below.

Jonathan Santucci. Photo by Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Triple-A Syracuse

The Syracuse Mets lost their series against the Rochester Red Wings, dropping four of six games. Despite the series loss, the Mets scored 39 runs, averaging 6.5 runs per game. Syracuse is 29-27 and in third place in the International League East division.

Ryan Clifford remained hot with the bat, going 6-for-21 with three home runs in the series. Clifford also added a double and three walks, raising his season OPS to .790.

Veteran Christian Arroyo added a couple of home runs while going 7-for-19 at the plate. Arroyo drove in four runs and walked once. He owns a .779 OPS.

Jackson Cluff went 5-for-14 with two doubles and a home run, driving in four runs and scoring four runs. He also walked twice and stole three bases. He now owns a .596 OPS after struggling for most of the early season.

Kodai Senga struggled a bit in a rehab start, allowing three runs (two earned) in 3 2/3 innings. He gave up four hits and two walks while also hitting a batter. He also struck out five batters.

Jack Weisenburger gave Syracuse their most effective start of the series, allowing a run in 4 1/3 innings. He allowed three hits and two walks while striking out five. Weisenburger has a rough 6.75 ERA in five starts with Syracuse.

JT Schwartz. Photo by Bronson Harris of Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Double-A Binghamton

The Binghamton Rumble Ponies lost four of six games to the Portland Sea Dogs. The Rumble Ponies were able to limit the damage in the series, winning two of the final three games after losing each of the first three. Binghamton is now 18-33 and still in last place in the Eastern League Northeast division.

Jorge Polanco played in three rehab games for Binghamton in this series, putting together some encouraging performances. In total, he went 2-for-5 with a home run and two walks. His OPS in three games was 1.571.

JT Schwartz launched three home runs in this series while going 7-for-18 at the plate. In addition to his three homers, Schwartz also hit a double and walked twice. He now owns a .673 OPS.

Jose Ramos looked solid at the plate, going 5-for-18 with a double, a home run, three walks and a stolen base. Ramos drove in four runs and scored two of his own. He possesses a .741 OPS.

Santucci, as mentioned in the intro, looked fantastic in two starts, totaling two runs allowed in 9 2/3 innings. He allowed seven hits and three walks while striking out 12. In 10 starts, Santucci owns a 4.30 ERA.

Carlos Guzman had two great appearances out of the bullpen, allowing one run in four innings. He allowed just two hits and no walks while striking out two. In eight appearances with Binghamton, Guzman owns a 2.92 ERA.

Mitch Voit. Photo by Ed Delany

High-A Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Cyclones won their first series of the year, taking four of six games from the Wilmington Blue Rocks. After losing two of the first three games, the Cyclones closed out the series strong with three consecutive wins. Brooklyn is still just 17-33 and in last place in the South Atlantic League North division.

John Bay continues to be Brooklyn’s most impressive hitter this season. He went 5-for-17 in this series with a double, a triple and a home run. Bay walked twice and stole two bases. He also drove in five runs and scored 10. He owns an .821 OPS in 45 games this season.

Mitch Voit, the Mets’ most recent first-round draft pick, also had an impressive week. Voit went 5-for-19 with two home runs, three walks and a stolen base. Voit has mostly struggled this year, though, now owning a .698 OPS.

Corey Collins demonstrated elite plate discipline, earning 10 walks despite otherwise going 3-for-13. Two of his three hits, however, were for extra bases, including a home run. Collins now owns a .721 OPS.

Daviel Hurtado made two starts and was dominant in each, giving up no runs in 7 2/3 total innings. He allowed just three hits and a walk while striking out six. These were Hurtado’s first two starts at the High-A level after owning a 5.00 ERA in four appearances with St. Lucie.

Irving Cota made a brief three-inning start, but he was excellent with just a hit and a walk. He gave up no runs and didn’t record a strikeout. Cota has been exceptional in 2026, and he has a 0.73 ERA in seven appearances with Brooklyn.

Low-A St. Lucie

The St. Lucie Mets had a strong series win, earning four victories in six games against the Bradenton Marauders. St. Lucie’s pitching showed out, giving up just over three runs per game in the series. St. Lucie is now 24-27 and in third place in the Florida State League East division.

Elian Peña had a solid week at the plate, going 6-for-20 with a home run, five walks and two stolen bases. Peña drove in three runs and also scored five runs. He now has an OPS approaching .800 at .798.

Jamari Baylor only played in two games, but he made the most of his plate appearances by going 4-for-9 with two doubles and a home run. Baylor drove in four runs and owns an .842 OPS.

AJ Salgado recorded two triples in addition to a double and a home run. In total, he went 5-for-21 with two walks, driving in six runs and scoring five. Salgado now owns an .833 OPS.

Chirinos was dominant in his start, too, tossing six scoreless innings (one unearned run allowed) with nine strikeouts. Chirinos has been excellent with St. Lucie, owning a 2.36 ERA in nine appearances (seven starts). His next start will be for Brooklyn.

Nicolas Carreno also shut down the opposing offense, recording seven strikeouts in 5 2/3 scoreless innings. Carreno has also been stellar this season, owning a 1.43 ERA in 10 appearances (five starts).

Emilio Obispo joined the fun with a shutout of his own, tossing five scoreless innings. He allowed just two hits and struck out four, lowering his ERA in six games with St. Lucie to 2.33.

FCL Mets

The FCL Mets went 1-2 this past week, with two of their games being postponed due to rain. They are now 9-10 and in third place in the Florida Complex League East division.

Justin Ramirez did the most damage with the bat, despite recording just four at-bats. He went 3-for-4 with a double and a home run, also recording a walk and a stolen base. He owns an .869 OPS.

Franyel Diaz and John Valle each recorded a scoreless two-inning appearance out of the bullpen. Diaz (six appearances) and Valle (five appearances) both have yet to give up an earned run this year.

DSL Mets

The Dominican Summer League began on Monday for the DSL Mets Orange and DSL Mets Blue squads. Both teams won their season debuts.

Henry Manrique (3-for-4, 2B, BB, RBI, R) and Leyvi Rodriguez (3.2 IP, 0 ER) starred for DSL Mets Blue, while Yorber Semprun (4-for-5, 3B, BB, 3 RBI, 2 R) and Ryan Rudas (3-for-6, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R) led the way for DSL Mets Orange.

Organizational Leaders

Batting

• AVG – A.J. Ewing (BNG/SYR) – .339
• OPS – A.J. Ewing (BNG/SYR) – .961
• HR – Ryan Clifford (SYR) – 13
• SB – Sam Robertson (STL) – 23

Pitching (min. 10 innings)

• ERA – Channing Austin (BRK) – 1.17
• SO – Jonah Tong (SYR) – 55
• WHIP – Irving Cota (BRK/BNG) – 0.77

Players of the Week

Offense – John Bay, OF Brooklyn

John Bay was an undrafted free agent when he joined the Mets organization, but he’s done nothing but produce. That’s continued into 2026, as he looks like the best hitter on the Brooklyn Cyclones. He’s an older prospect at 25, but he’s been an integral offensive weapon for the Cyclones this season.

Pitching – Jose Chirinos, P St. Lucie

Several pitchers were lights out this week, but Jose Chirinos earns the nod in part because of his promotion to High-A Brooklyn on Monday. The 21-year-old was great in 2025 but has looked even better in 2026 with his 2.36 ERA. Brooklyn will be a test, and Chirinos will have to show he can handle it.

Upcoming Schedule – June 2-7

• Triple-A Syracuse: vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
• Double-A Binghamton: vs. Reading
• High-A Brooklyn: @ Jersey Shore
• Low-A St. Lucie: vs. Clearwater

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Sunday was a day of offense for one, and almost none for the rest. The organization went 2-2, with a few promising performances and some discouraging ones. Both Syracuse (Triple-A) and Brooklyn (High-A) picked up a win, with Syracuse’s being particularly impressive, while Binghamton (Double-A) and St. Lucie (Single-A) each lost.

There have been two prospects making noise in Syracuse over the past week-plus. Ryan Clifford has been a major power threat, with six home runs in his past 11 games, while the generally underperforming Kevin Parada has suddenly found his stride.

It seems that a call to Triple-A has done wonders for the 24-year-old Parada, who, since being drafted 11th overall in 2022, has severely underperformed his lofty expectations. However, since being called to Syracuse, he is batting nearly .400 with an OPS over .900 in seven games. A very welcoming sight for a prospect many deemed to have passed his timeframe for a jump to the big leagues.

Ryan Clifford. Photo by Herm Card

Triple-A

Syracuse Mets 11, Rochester Red Wings 6

Box Score

• CF Nick Morabito: 2-for-4, HR, 3 RBI, BB
• 1B Ryan Clifford: 2-for-4, HR, 2 R, RBI, BB
• C Kevin Parada: 1-for-5, R, 2 RBI
• SS Jackson Cluff: 2-for-4, HR, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI

The Syracuse offense erupted for 11 runs on Sunday, led by the scorching hot Clifford, who homered for the sixth time in 11 games. Before Clifford’s 416-foot, 110.7 mph blast in the fifth, Kevin Parada kept his elite stretch of hitting since his promotion, diving in a pair of runs in the fourth. Since being promoted to Triple-A, the catcher is batting .385 with a .914 OPS, seemingly finally turning a corner in his development.

• RHP Jack Weisenburger: 4.1 IP, 3 H, R, ER, 2 BB, 5 K
• LHP Nate Lavender: 1.2 IP, H, R, ER, 5 K, W
• RHP Joey Gerber: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, BB
• RHP Jonathan Pintaro: 1.2 IP, H, R, ER, 4 K
• RHP Dylan Ross: 1.0 IP, H, 0 R, BB, 2 K

It was a solid day for the Mets’ pitching staff, led by Weisenburger. The right-hander’s fifth start of the season was his best, allowing just one earned run after allowing three or more in the previous four. Ross had a nice outing, something that has not necessarily been easy to come by in 2026 for the Mets’ No. 17 prospect, lowering his ERA to 7.15.

Double-A

Portland Sea Dogs 3, Binghamton Rumble Ponies 1

Box Score

• DH Marco Vargas: 2-for-3, 2B
• C Chris Suero: 0-for-4, K
• 3B Jacob Reimer: 0-for-3, BB, K
• 1B JT Schwartz: 3-for-3, HR, RBI

As has been the case for much of the season, Binghamton struggled to hit the baseball in Sunday’s contest. The number four Mets prospect, Reimer, struggled as he has for the majority of the season, striking out twice, with his batting average dropping to .207. The troubling aspect of Reimer’s game over the past 10 games is his lack of power, mustering just two extra-base hits over the stretch while striking out 12 times.

• LHP Jonathan Santucci: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, BB, 5 K
• RHP Guillo Zuñiga: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 2 K
• LHP Gabriel Rodriguez: 0.2 IP, H, 3 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, K, L
• RHP Dan Hammer: 1.1 IP, 0 R, BB
• LHP Jefry Yan: 1.0 IP, H, 0 R

The pitching for the Rumble Ponies on Saturday was superb, with the staff not allowing an earned run. All of their runs allowed came on a throwing error in the seventh inning. Mets’ eighth-ranked prospect Santucci delivered a superb outing, striking out five over his five innings, lowering his season ERA to 4.30. The only blemish on the outing was his inability to get past the fifth inning, something he has only done twice in his 10 starts this season.

High-A

Brooklyn Cyclones 2, Wilmington Blue Rocks 0

Box Score

• 2B Mitch Voit: 0-for-3, BB, K
• C Ronald Hernandez: 2-for-4, K
• 1B Corey Collins: 1-for-3, HR, RBI, BB, 2 K
• RF JT Benson: 1-for-4, 2B, R

Despite a quiet day, as seems to be the norm this season, the Cyclones mustered just enough offense to get the job done. However, the season-long struggles for the offense continue to persist heading into June. Of the nine batters in the lineup on Sunday, just four have batting averages above the Mendoza line, and just two have an OPS higher than .700. After a two-hit day yesterday that included a home run, Mitch Voit, the Mets’ sixth-best prospect, did not follow his offensive outburst with much. However, he has been heating up as of late, having nine hits, including three extra-base hits, over his last 10 contests.

• LHP Daviel Hurtado: 3.2 IP, H, 0 R, BB, 3 K
• RHP Bryce Jenkins: 1.1 IP, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, W
• RHP Juan Arnaud: 1.2 IP, H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
• RHP Hunter Hodges: 1.1 IP, H, 0 R, 2 K
• RHP Cristofer Gomez: 1.0 IP H, 0 R, 2 K

It was an elite showing for the Brooklyn pitching staff, holding the opposition scoreless. Hurtado made his second consecutive scoreless outing since his call to High-A, pitching 7.2 innings, allowing three hits, and just one walk. If he can keep his strong pitching performances going, he could reach Double-A by the end of the season.

Single-A

Bradenton Marauders 8, St. Lucie Mets 3

Box Score

• SS Elian Peña: 0-for-4, BB, K
• CF Yohairo Cuevas: 1-for-1, 2B, 2 R, 2 BB, HBP
• C Julio Zayas: 2-for-2, R, 2 BB
• 1B Randy Guzman:  0-for-5

It was a rough day for the St. Lucie offense on Sunday. Peña, the Mets’ seventh-best prospect, struggled after going 10-for-21 over the previous six games. Cuevas and Zayas reached base a total of eight times, showing promise for the future.

• RHP Jonathan Jimenez: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, L
• RHP Elwis Mijares: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, ER, 3 K
• RHP Justin Armbruester: 1.2 IP, 0 R, 2 K
• RHP Josh Blum: 1.0 IP, 0 R, K
• RHP Joe Scarborough: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, BB

It was a struggle for the Mets’ pitching staff on Sunday, allowing eight earned runs, including seven earned runs. Coming off of a bounce back outing, Jimenez struggled mightily with his control, walking three in his three innings of work. It has been a theme this season, per the young right-hander, who has walked two or more in eight out of his 10 appearances.

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