Author: Michael Mayer

Minors Recap: McNeil Homers in Four-Hit Game

Syracuse, Binghamton, and St. Lucie all picked up wins Sunday. Jeff McNeil launched another home run in Double-A, continuing to build a case for a return to the big league roster later this week, whether in Queens or Washington, D.C.. Blade Tidwell overwhelmed the Buffalo offense, and rising prospect Jesus Baez launched a home run for the Cyclones. Triple-A Buffalo Bisons (5-13) 1 vs. Syracuse...

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I Miss You, Joe D.

Teddy Klein and Joe D. changed my life forever. I am typing this out today as the Editor-in-Chief of Metsmerized because of those two people. Teddy and I were prospect nerds, and Joe D. would give folks a chance if they loved the Mets. I was a terrible writer, but Joe D. loved a good project, and he lived to help young, passionate, and driven Mets fans. My first couple of pieces were about...

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Minors Recap: McNeil, Alvarez Continue Rehab Assignments

It was a mixed bag of results from the Mets’ minor leagues on Sunday. Brandon Waddell continued his strong start to the season, tossing five scoreless innings for Syracuse in a 7-0 win over the IronPigs. Drew Gilbert doubled in a run, continuing his rehab assignment with St. Lucie, collecting two hits while doubling in a run. Francisco Alvarez and Jeff McNeil also continued their rehab...

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Potential Mets Breakout Prospects for 2025

Every year, the Mets have a prospect (s) who opens eyes and shoots up the national pundits’ lists with their performance. It’s certainly possible we’ll begin to see this from the Mets more consistently as David Stearns and Steve Cohen team up to build a better farm system as a whole. In 2024, right-hander Jonah Tong went from having only 21 pro innings to his name and most of...

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Mets Minors Recap: Gilbert Has Big Night in Rehab Outing

Drew Gilbert came through big in his rehab outing for Low-A St. Lucie, but the Mets affiliates were swept on Thursday. Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs (10-2) 5, Syracuse Mets (3-8) 1 Box Score DH Joey Meneses: 0-for-4 (.907 OPS) LF Luke Ritter: 1-for-3, BB (.590 OPS) CF Gilberto Celestino: 2-for-4, RBI (4), 2 K (.809 OPS) Syracuse’s offense remained cold with just a single run on four...

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