The Mets’ first-round pick of 2024 outfielder Carson Benge joined the Low-A St. Lucie Mets and impressed in his debut. Also, the 2021 NLCS MVP made his Mets system debut.
Triple-A
Rochester Red Wings (63-52) 4, Syracuse Mets (64-51) 2
- SS Luisangel Acuña: 1-for-4 (.681)
- 1B Luke Ritter: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K (.896 OPS)
- 2B Brett Baty: 0-for-4, 2 K (.841 OPS)
- CF Drew Gilbert: 1-for-3, 2 RBI, BB, 2B (.632 OPS)
- RF Starling Marte: 1-for-4, 2B (.625 OPS)
- LF Eddie Rosario: 0-for-3, BB
Marte continued his rehab assignment as he played the entire game in right field. The veteran Rosario was making his Mets system debut after recently signing a minor league deal.
- LHP Joey Lucchesi (4.78 ERA) 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K
- RHP Vinny Nittoli (1.93 ERA) 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Nittoli returned to the Mets organization after recently signing a minor league deal. The righty has a 1.50 ERA in 12 big league innings this year between the Orioles and A’s. The 33-year-old allowed one run in 3 2/3 innings for the Mets last season.
Double-A
Portland Sea Dogs (65-45) 5, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (56-52) 3
- RF Ryan Clifford: 2-for-4 (.786 OPS)
- 3B Rowdey Jordan: 3-for-4, SB (18), R (.667 OPS)
- C Drake Osborn: 2-for-4, RBI (.613 OPS)
Kevin Parada went 0-for-3 in the game and lowered his August OPS to .403 and his season OPS to .670.
- RHP Jordan Geber (3.53 ERA) 4 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
- RHP Joshua Cornielly (0.00 ERA) 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
The 23-year-old Cornielly has six scoreless innings since being promoted to Binghamton.
High-A
Brooklyn Cyclones (53-58) 8, Wilmington Blue Rocks (51-59) 5
- DH Jacob Reimer: 2-for-4, R, BB, 2B (.729 OPS)
- 1B Christopher Suero: 2-for-4, BB, RBI, 2B, SB (.664 OPS)
- CF Omar De Los Santos: 2-for-4, HR (8), 4 RBI
- 3B William Lugo: 2-for-5, 2 2B, 2 R (.643 OPS)
The 20-year-old Suero has reached base 10 times in his last five games and stole two bases.
- RHP Justin Lawson (2.75 ERA) 2 IP, 2H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
- RHP Luis Moreno (5.28 ERA) 4 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Carson Benge, Photo by Ed Delany of MetsmerizedOnline
Low-A
St. Lucie Mets (38-71) 4, Daytona Tortugas (53-55) 3
- SS Boston Baro: 1-for-5 (.759 OPS)
- DH Carson Benge: 1-for-2, 3 BB, 2 SB
- 1B Corey Collins: 0-for-0, BB, SB
- 1B-LF Yohairo Cuevas 2-for-3, 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB (.598 OPS)
Mets first-rounder Benge was making his pro debut, as was sixth-rounder Collins. Fellow 2024 draft picks Jacoby Long (1-for-4) and Nick Roselli (0-for-1, BB, HBP) were in the lineup.
- RHP Edgar Moreta (6.00 ERA) 5.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 5 K
The 20-year-old has 24 strikeouts over his last 18 1/3 innings, though he has 11 walks during that span.
Dominican Summer League
Mets Blue:
- DH Vladi Guerrero: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, 2B, 3B (.563 OPS)
- 3B Yensi Rivas: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, 2B (.685 OPS)
- RHP Anthony Crespo (3.24 ERA) 7 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Randy Guzman and Reniel Diaz each homered for the Mets.
Mets Orange
- 2B Vladi Gomez: 4-for-4, 3 BB, 2B, 3 SB (.744 OPS)
- 3B Bohan Adderley: 1-for-4, 2 BB, RBI, 3 SB (.692 OPS)
- C Yovanny Rodriguez: 2-for-5, RBI, BB, 2B (.667 OPS)
- LF-CF Edward Lantigua: 2-for-7, RBI, 2B, 3B (.812 OPS)
The Mets went 9-for-24 with runners in scoring position and walked 14 times.
