Author: David Melendi

Single-A Brooklyn Cyclones Announce 2025 Roster

The eyes of many Cyclones fans will be on Carson Benge, taken 19th overall in the first round of the 2024 draft after hitting 18 homers and posting a 1.109 OPS in 61 games for Oklahoma State. Others to watch include infielder Boston Baro, lefty Jonathan Santucci and catcher Christopher Suero. Gilbert Gómez will become the first Cyclones manager to lead the team for a second straight year since...

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Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies Announce 2025 Roster

Manager Reid Brignac will have a lot of talent to work with when the Rumble Ponies start their season on Friday at New Hampshire. Here is the 2025 preliminary roster, announced by the team, highlighted by some of the team’s top prospects: Jett Williams, Jonah Tong, Ryan Clifford, and Nolan McLean. The season starts Friday, April 4. CATCHERS Kevin Parada – The 2022 first round pick...

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Minor League Recap: Tidwell Sharp for Syracuse

The Triple-A Syracuse Mets were the only Mets affiliate to get their season underway on Friday. Double-A Binghamton, Single-A Brooklyn, and Low-A St. Lucie all begin play on April 4. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (1-o) 4, Worcester Red Sox (0-1) 3 Box Score Blade Tidwell was sharp for Syracuse on Opening Day in Worcester, hurling five innings of one-run ball against the Red Sox affiliate. He struck out...

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Soto Launches First Mets Homer in 3-1 Win Over Astros

Juan Soto hit his first home run as a Met, Tylor Megill threw five innings of one-run ball and Francisco Lindor made a couple of plays at short while simultaneously fielding questions from the broadcast booth. In the end, New York beat the Houston Astros 3-1 Friday at Daikin Park for their first victory of the season. A day after striking out to end an Opening Day loss, Soto took Astros starter...

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Clay Holmes Struggles With Command in First Mets Start

The birthday boy is supposed to get gifts, not give them out. Clay Holmes, starting on his 32nd birthday, walked four, hit a batter and took the loss Thursday in the Mets’ 3-1 Opening Day defeat in front of 42,305 fans in Houston. He gave up three runs (two earned) on five hits over 4 2/3 innings. “I think the big thing were the walks,” Holmes told reporters after his Mets...

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