With the sixth pick of the 2019 draft (178th overall), the New York Mets have selected Zach Ashford, a left-handed-hitting center fielder from Fresno State University. Baseball America did not include him in their Top 500 Draft Prospects list, nor did he appear in MLB.com’s Top 200 Draft Prospects list. The third straight college senior picked by the Mets in this draft, Ashford batted...
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Pawtucket (22-31) 4, Syracuse (28-26) 2 Box Score Ruben Tejada 3B: 1-2, 2B, RBI, K, .457/.535/.657 Matt Kemp DH: 1-4, K, .200/.200/.200 Danny Espinosa SS: 1-4, RBI, 2 K, .266/.342/.462 The Mets scored their only runs in the fourth and fifth innings on an RBI single by Espinosa and a sac fly by Tejada. In 12 games between Binghamton and Syracuse, Tejda is now batting .477/.538/.682 as he looks...
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After the Mets won a nail biter 13-inning affair on Saturday to even the series, they went to battle against the Tigers on Sunday to try to take the rubber match of the three-game set. All the offense came in the fourth inning from a Todd Frazier RBI single and an Adeiny Hechavarria three-run homer. Zack Wheeler was solid in his longest outing of the year (7.1 innings), and Jeurys Familia...
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Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (25-19) 17, Syracuse (24-23) 12 Box Score Arismendy Alcantara 2B: 1-5, HR, 3 RBI, BB, 2 K, .308/.400/.538 Travis Taijeron DH: 3-5, HR, 2B, 4 RBI, BB, 2 K, .211/.326/.535 Braxton Lee CF: 2-4, 2 BB, 2 K, .273/.500/.364 The Mets’ bats exploded on Saturday, with the team recording 13 hits and 11 walks. Every starter collected at least one hit, leading to twelve runs,...
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Syracuse (24-17) 7, Columbus (23-17) 2 Box Score Dilson Herrera 3B: 1-3, HR, 3 RBI, BB, K, .270/.360/.560 Luis Guillorme SS: 2-4, K, .286/.416/.381 David Thompson 1B: 1-2, 2B, BB, .189/.262/.322 The Mets put up a four-spot in the bottom of the second, helped out by a Thompson double and a three-run homer by Colton Plaia. Thompson has struggled early on after an injury-plagued 2018, and has...
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