Author: Michael Mayer

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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Mets Minors Recap: Alvarez Makes First Rehab Appearance

Francisco Alvarez made his season debut with the St. Lucie Mets in their wild win. Top starting pitching prospects Jonah Tong and Jonathan Santucci made their season debuts with mixed results. Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs (9-2) 4, Syracuse Mets (3-7) 2 Box Score CF José Azócar: 1-for-3, BB, SB (4), .773 OPS DH Jon Singleton: 0-for-1, 3 BB, .855 OPS The Syracuse offense, full of mostly minor...

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Minors Game Thread: Alvarez Starts Rehab, Tong Makes Season Debut

The minor league season is in full swing, with all four of the New York Mets’ full-season affiliates playing on Wednesday. Mets 2024 second-round pick Jonathan Santucci made his pro debut earlier on Wednesday for the Brooklyn Cyclones. Santucci struck out six over four innings of two-run ball in the Cyclones’ 7-2 loss. Boston Baro hit his first home run of the season. 6:45 PM ET⋅...

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