Francisco Alvarez hit his second homer in 10 Venezuelan Winter League games Wednesday in a 7-2 win for Magallanes. Over in the Puerto Rican Winter League, third base prospect Jacob Reimer went 2-for-4 with a home run and a double in a 4-3 Ponce victory.
Alvarez is 8-for-32 with five walks and 10 strikeouts in the VEWL. Teammate Luis Torrens went 1-for-4 with a run scored and a strikeout and is 15-for-50 (an even .300 batting average) with three doubles, six walks and 12 strikeouts in 14 games. Torrens was in left field again. He’s played the corner outfield spots and first base in the VEWL. Alvarez was at designated hitter. Neither is expected to catch.
Reimer, 22, is 8-for-21 with two homers, three doubles and a stolen base in six games, an encouraging sign after a season where he dealt with injuries.
Two other Met prospects were in the Ponce outfield. In right, Eli Serrano III went 1-for-3 with two runs scored and was hit by a pitch. He’s 2-for-7 in two games. John Bay, a center fielder who hit 13 homers for High-A Brooklyn this year, went 0-for-5 with five strikeouts and is 7-for-32 with a homer.
Elsewhere, outside the United States:
- Shortstop Antonio Jimenez went 2-for-5 with a triple, two RBIs, two runs scored and a walk for San Juan in the PRWL. The 22-year-old third-round 2025 pick out of the University of Central Florida is 9-for-19 with a homer in five games.
- Third baseman Marco Vargas went 2-for-4 with a double, three runs scored and a walk in the Mexican Pacific Winter League.
- Catcher Alejandro Urias went 1-for-4 in the Mexican league. The 24-year-old is 14-for-39 with three doubles in 13 games.
- Reliever Douglas Orellana pitched a scoreless inning in the VEWL and has allowed two earned runs in three innings. He struck out 71 in 59 1/3 innings at Double-A Binghamton this year while pitching to a 5.16 ERA
- Third baseman Ronny Mauricio went 0-for-4 in the Dominican Winter League and is 7-for-31 with a homer in eight games.
In the Arizona Fall League, three Mets saw action in a Surprise Saguaros (18-10) 8-4 victory:
- Second baseman Bruin Agbayani went 1-for-3 with an RBI and two strikeouts and is 7-for-50 with three doubles in 17 games.
- Designated hitter Boston Baro was 0-for-3 with an RBI, two runs scored, a walk and a stolen base. He is 8-for-40 with a home run and four stolen bases in 14 games.
- Right-hander Calvin Ziegler allowed one run on one hit and struck out two in 2/3 of an inning. He has allowed 11 earned runs in 6 1/3 innings.





