St. Lucie’s (Single-A) Jonah Tong put up another double-digit strikeout performance, while Kevin Parada hit his first homer of the season as Double-A Binghamton splits their doubleheader. Weather continued to be an issue as another affiliate’s game was postponed. Triple-A Worcester Red Sox (4-8), Syracuse Mets (7-5) PPD The Syracuse Mets/Worcester Red Sox game was postponed due to...
The Mets’ top pitching prospect and their two-way player were in action during an intriguing day in the minor leagues. Both pitched well, and Mark Vientos continued to show off his power. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (5-5) 3, Worcester Red Sox (4-6) 2 BOX SCORE 3B Mark Vientos: 1-for-3, R, HR (3), 2 RBIs (9), K (1.016 OPS) SS Luisangel Acuña: 1-for-4, R, 3B, 2 Ks (.444 OPS) 2B Jose Iglesias:...
The Mets’ minor league affiliates struggled on Sunday as each team lost. Among the highlights were Calvin Ziegler (High-A) and Jonah Tong (Low-A) pitching phenomenally, recording 20 strikeouts in 8 1/3 shutout innings between the two. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (4-4) 2, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (4-4) 7 Box Score DH Ben Gamel: 2-for-4, R, HR (2), RBI, 2K 3B Luke Ritter: 1-for-4, R, HR...
Mark Vientos played a key role in both of the Triple-A Syracuse Mets’ wins on Saturday, continuing his hot start to the 2024 season. Vientos is now hitting .333 with a 1.049 OPS across the early parts of the Triple-A season. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (3-3) 4, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (3-3) 2 in 7 Innings BOX SCORE 3B Mark Vientos: 2-for-4, R, HR (2), 2 RBI, 2 K CF Drew Gilbert:...
The 2023 season was a tale of two halves for the Brooklyn Cyclones. They finished as the worst team in their division in the first half of the year before posting the joint best record in their division in the second half of the year. It wasn’t enough to earn them a postseason berth, but the Cyclones enter the 2024 season with a strong roster and clear aspirations. Here is a look at how the...
Good morning, Mets fans! Mets star shortstop Francisco Lindor was seen working out with Mets youngsters Mark Vientos and Jett Williams in Port St. Lucie. This is one of the many times the Gold Glover has worked out with Vientos during the offseason; at the end of the 2023 season, the Mets’ young third baseman made it a point to get together with Lindor in the winter. However, this seemed...
One of the New York Mets’ top prospects, Kevin Parada, hit his first career Arizona Fall League (AFL) home run on Saturday. The long ball smacked off the center field batter’s eye which is 410-plus feet away from home plate. The 22-year-old catcher, who had an up-and-down season this past year, is now slashing .231/.259/.385, good for an OPS of .644, across only 26 at-bats early on in the AFL...
The Brooklyn Cyclones (66-65) came very close to postseason baseball in 2023 in the South Atlantic League. Although they ended up falling one win short of a postseason berth, Chris Newell’s squad still produced a lot of fun moments at Coney Island this past year. In the first half, Brooklyn had the worst record of any team in the North division (28-37), and they had a -15 run differential. If...
With Binghamton clinching a postseason spot and Brooklyn just narrowly missing out on one, it was a week filled with plenty of intriguing storylines from a standings perspective. Here are the biggest developments throughout the organization, including a history-making performance from Joander Suarez and standout hitting from Jeremiah Jackson. Triple-A Syracuse The Syracuse Mets won three of five...
Good morning, Mets fans! Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Sunday that rookie outfielder Jasson Domínguez has a torn UCL. Domínguez first began feeling pain during the team’s series in Houston, but the pain worsened over the last week. The Mets begin a seven-game homestand with the first of four games against Arizona Diamondbacks Sunday night. José Quintana (2-5, 3.00 ERA) will face off...
On Sunday evening, MMO’s own Michael Mayer reports SS/CF Jett Williams has been promoted from High-A Brooklyn to Double-A Binghamton. Williams, 19, was rated by MMN as the New York Mets fourth-best prospect (as of Sept. 2023). So far this season, Williams is slashing .265/.431/.461 with 21 doubles, eight triples, 13 homers, and 53 RBIs. He is 44-for-51 in stolen base attempts. The promotion...
Triple-A Syracuse Mets (55-78) 2, Rochester Red Wings (61-72) 1 In 7 Innings BOX SCORE 2B Wyatt Young: 3-for-4 (.607 OPS) SS Danny Mendick: 2-for-3, BB (.797 OPS) CF Brandon McIlwain: 1-for-2, BB, K (.902 OPS) RF Joe Suozzi: 1-for-2, 2 R, BB (.790 OPS) In what was a rain-shortened game, the Mets did not have a single extra-base hit, but they got the runs that mattered. Jaylen Palmer had a...
