The Arizona Fall League (AFL) concluded Saturday as the Peoria Javelinas defeated the Surprise Saguaros 8-3 in the championship game. The prospects representing the New York Mets spent the AFL season representing Surprise.
In the championship loss on Saturday, several of those prospects saw action. Cole Mathis, who drove in seven runs Friday, went 2-for-4 with a walk. Mathis was acquired in the David Peterson deal with the Chicago Cubs.
Elsewhere, Irving Cota and Ryan Lambert each pitched. Cota struggled, allowing three earned runs and four hits over 2 1/3 innings of action. The 22-year-old had a tough go of it in the AFL across 16 innings, posting a 6.19 ERA.
Lambert, meanwhile, tossed a scoreless inning. He ends the AFL with seven total hitless innings. After a 2026 minor league season where he posted a 8.07 ERA across 29 innings, hopefully his stellar AFL performances leads to a strong 2027.
Although they didn’t play Saturday night, Bruin Agabayni, Boston Baro, Brendan Girton, Peyton Prescott, and Calvin Ziegler also participated in Arizona Fall League action. Below are their final numbers:
- Agabayni: .140 BAA, .506 OPS (50 at-bats)
- Baro: .200 BAA, .673 OPS (40 at-bats)
- Girton: 3.86 ERA (seven innings)
- Prescott: 6.17 ERA (11 2/3 innings, six starts)
- Ziegler: 15.63 ERA (6 1/3 innings)
