It’s time for 2025’s final installment of the Mets’ minor league players of the month.

Both the Florida Complex League Mets and Dominican Summer League Mets only played a handful of games in August, so there’s not enough of a sample size to really name players of the month. However, the end-of-the-season top international free agent signee Elian Peña had needs to be acknowledged. From June 21 on, Peña hit .363/.482/.652/1.134 with eight home runs, 22 total extra-base hits, and more walks than strikeouts. In the small sample size in August, he hit over .400 with an OPS just a tick under 1.300. He’s on a fast track to prospect stardom. Keep an eye on catcher Josmir Reyes, too, who hit .310 with a 1.043 OPS in his final 19 games with 17 walks to just nine strikeouts.

TRIPLE-A: SYRACUSE METS

Hitter of the Month: Jared Young

Stats: 26 G, .362/.429/.660/1.089, 6 HR, 2 3B, 6 2B, 13 RBI, 18 R, 10 BB, 18 SO

In the month that saw Carson Benge, Jett Williams and Ryan Clifford promoted to Triple-A, it was former big leaguer Jared Young who set the pace in August. Young mashed, racking up six home runs, 14 extra-base hits, and a one-dot OPS. He’s powered Syracuse through what is a tight playoff race. With Jesse Winker‘s season likely over, Young should get an opportunity to stick with the big league club the rest of the year.

Pitcher of the Month: Jonah Tong

Stats: 2 G (2 GS), 11.2 IP, 8 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 17 SO, 0.00 ERA, 0.94 WHIP

We’re going to give this one to Jonah Tong. Most of Syracuse’s pitchers who had a full-month sample size didn’t have much success, and while Brandon Sproat was tempting based on his most recent start, giving pitcher of the month to someone with a 4.85 ERA doesn’t feel right. So, it goes to Tong. In his only two Triple-A appearances, Tong was about as good as one can get. Two shutouts, a ton of strikeouts, very few walks — just absurd.

DOUBLE-A: BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES

Hitter of the Month: Jacob Reimer

Stats: 24 G, .345/.434/.643/1.077, 5 HR, 1 3B, 8 2B, 19 RBI, 18 R, 12 BB, 17 SO

Jacob Reimer is blossoming into a full-fledged top-100 prospect. He’s not there yet, but there are few infielders in the minor leagues who have as much helium as Reimer. A fourth-round pick in 2024, Reimer has been in the system for a while, and he’s put it all together in 2025. If he can stick at third — which is still a question — he will be one of the top prospects at the hot corner in baseball next season. If he ends up at first base, his prospect value will take a bit of a hit, but his bat might even be good enough to make the move.

Pitcher of the Month: R.J. Gordon

Stats: 6 G (6 GS), 34.2 IP, 24 H, 8 ER, 9 BB, 42 S), 2.08 ERA, 0.95 WHIP

Aaaaaand it’s Jonah Tong again — just kidding. He had a case, though with 10 innings of one-run ball and a 16-to-2 strikeout-to-walk ratio. But no, it’s not Tong. The pitching staff is loaded with worthy candidates like Jack Wenninger and Jonathan Santucci, but R.J. Gordon takes the cake here. The 23-year-old has taken off in 2025, just one year removed from being a 14th-round pick. Gordon threw up a 3.06 ERA in 15 games in High-A, and then followed that with a 3.00 ERA in nine games in Double-A. He’s the latest to emerge from a group of pitching prospects that has pitched itself into being the best system in baseball.

HIGH-A: BROOKLYN CYCLONES

Hitter of the Month: Colin Houck

Stats: 32 games, .267/.360/.413/.773, 2 HR, 1 3B, 3 2B, 8 RBI, 10 R, 11 BB, 32 SO

Former first-round pick Colin Houck has had a difficult pro career since joining the Mets organization, but he’s turned a bit of a corner in 2025. He put up an .812 OPS in 62 games, repeating Single-A, but then struggled when promoted to High-A. August was a step forward. There are still issues — like his well over 30% strikeout rate — but it’s a positive month for the former high draft pick who needed one badly.

Pitcher of the Month: Will Watson

Stats: 4 G (4 GS), 18.1 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 9 BB, 23 SO, 0.98 ERA, 0.98 WHIP

Another true breakout pitcher in 2025, Will Watson, diced up High-A hitters in the two months he was at the level. In 63 and 2/3 innings for Brooklyn, Watson posted a 1.70 ERA and 1.15 WHIP with 77 strikeouts. His final four games in August were the capper, earning him a promotion to Double-A with a week to go in the month. His Double-A debut? 4 and 1/3 innings, one earned run. Mets fans by now are well aware of Tong, Sproat, and, of course, Nolan McLean, but the next wave of pitching prospects is still full of talent.

SINGLE-A: ST. LUCIE METS

Hitter of the Month: John Bay

Stats: 15 G, .347/.459/.633/1.092, 3 HR, 1 3B, 3 2B, 6 BB, 18 SO

John Bay is a really cool story. Signed as an undrafted free agent out of Austin Peay State University, Bay was sent right to St. Lucie and instantly started mashing. Bay was one of the best hitters in the ASUN as a redshirt senior in 2025, got his opportunity with the Mets, and has made the most of it. He’s even already been promoted to High-A Brooklyn and will be an important part of their upcoming playoff lineup.

Pitcher of the Month: Jonathan Jimenez 

Stats: 5 G (4 GS), 17.1 IP, 15 H, 3 ER, 9 BB, 16 SO, 1.56 ERA, 1.38 WHIP

Jonathan Jimenez, a 21-year-old righty, had a really good month for St. Lucie. He had a good 12 starts in the Florida Complex League to begin his year, and was promoted to Single-A when the Complex League Season ended in late July. He walked a bit of a tightrope in August, but ultimately succeeded in what matters: keeping runs off the board.