With the 102nd pick of the 2025 MLB Draft, the Mets selected Antonio Jimenez, a shortstop out of UCF. This was the Mets’ second draft choice of the night, with the first being the selection of Mitch Voit out of Michigan. As a reminder, the Mets’ third-round selection was their second pick of the draft – the team forfeited their second-rounder as a competitive-balance penalty...
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With the 38th overall pick in the first round of the 2025 MLB draft, the New York Mets announced that they selected a two-way player, infielder/right-handed pitcher Mitch Voit from the University of Michigan. Voit is the No. 63 prospect ranked by MLB.com. The six-foot, 201-pound right-hander focused mainly on pitching and played third base as well until 2025. In his junior season, he...
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After taking the first two games of the series in thrilling fashion, the New York Mets’ offense went quiet early Sunday against a tough Kansas City Royals pitching staff. Despite a ninth-inning rally to tie the game at two, Kansas City walked it off in the bottom of the ninth, handing New York a 3-2 loss in both the series finale and the final game before the All-Star break at Kauffman...
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Sunday, July 13, 2024 • 6:00 pm ET Atlanta, GA ESPN • MLB Network The 2025 edition of the MLB June Amateur Draft is upon us. Day one of the draft is Sunday night, beginning at 6:00 pm ET. This is comprised of the first 105 picks of the first three rounds, compensatory rounds, competitive balance rounds, and prospect promotion incentive selections. Note, the first 43 selections will be live,...
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When the MLB draft opens on Sunday, the New York Mets will watch 37 picks pass by before they make their first one. For the third time in a row, the Mets’ initial selection was moved back 10 slots for exceeding Major League Baseball’s competitive balance tax threshold. This year, they exceeded it by $40 million, and to make matters a bit worse, they had already forfeited their second-round...
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