AAA: Syracuse (26-40) 3, Rochester (37-30) 2 BOX SCORE CF Ender Inciarte 1-for-4 1B Mark Vientos 1-for-3, BB, R, .253/.344/.500 LF Quinn Brodey 1-for-4, HR (4), 2 RBI, .161/.207/.368 The veteran Inciarte was making his Mets organization debut after signing a minor league deal with the team recently. The power-hitting Vientos has a .998 OPS since the start of May. It was the first start for...
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Francisco Álvarez went yard in the Binghamton Rumble Ponies’ 7-6 loss on Thursday, his 14th home run of the season and his sixth in June. Over in the Dominican Summer League, Simon Juan hit his first home run as a member of the Mets’ organization. AAA: Syracuse Mets (23-39) 2, Norfolk Tides (31-32) 6 Box Score 3B Mark Vientos: 1-for-4, RBI, 2 SO, .260/.343/.532 RF Daniel Palka:...
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Two of the Mets’ top hitting prospects, Mark Vientos and Alex Ramirez, both had two-homer games on Tuesday night. The St. Lucie Mets magic number to win the first half division title is down to one! AAA: Syracuse (22-38) 18, Norfolk (30-31) 6 BOX SCORE DH Dominic Smith 3-for-4, 2 BB, 2 2B, 4 R, .350/.422/.575 3B Mark Vientos 2-for-4, 2 HR (10), 5 RBI, BB, 4 R, .255/.343/.524 RF Daniel...
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When the month of June started, the Mets had a whopping 10.5 game lead over the Braves for the National League East division lead, but that has shrunk to 6.5 with Atlanta on a hot streak and the Mets going 3-4 to start their west coast trip. The Braves have now won eight straight games, though they aren’t the only hot team in the NL East as the Phillies have won seven straight. Even the...
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On this date in 2016, the Mets drafted first baseman Peter Alonso in the second round from the University of Florida. Yup, remember that he used to go by Peter. Well, he’s hit a lot of big league home runs since making the change to Pete. The Tampa native started his pro career with a bang for the Brooklyn Cyclones. Alonso had 18 extra-base hits, 21 RBIs, and a .969 OPS in 30 games for the...
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