The Mets took a risk in the 2019 draft when they selected right-hander Matthew Allan in the third round of the draft. He was considered a first round talent that dropped because of signability concerns. Allan signed with the Mets to go along with first rounder Brett Baty and second rounder Josh Wolf, a nice trio to add to the Mets minor leagues. Brodie Van Wagenen and the Mets front office...
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Syracuse (43-47) 4, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (52-38) 2 Box Score C Rene Rivera 2-for-4, R, .269/.319/.466 1B Travis Taijeron 1-for-4, HR (17th), 2 RBI, .226/.357/.526 Everyone in the Syracuse lineup reached base at least once. Rivera is hitting .359 over his last nine games with five home runs. RHP Drew Gagnon (2.17 ERA) 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, BB, 8 K RHP Stephen Nogosek (0.00) IP, 0 H, 0 R RHP Jacob...
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Major League Baseball continues to use the Atlantic League as their testing grounds for new rules and today there were four more changes announced. All four of the following will be implemented for the second half of the season: Pitcher is required to step off rubber to attempt a pickoff One foul bunt is permitted with two strikes Batters can try to “steal” first base on any pitch...
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Keith Law of ESPN updated his Top 50 Major League Prospects on Thursday with Mets 18-year-old shortstop Ronny Mauricio coming in at No. 48. The switch-hitting Mauricio is slashing .276/.314/.373 with 16 doubles, three triples, three homers, and 22 RBI as one of the youngest players in the South Atlantic League. He’s spent most of the season as the Columbia Fireflies leadoff man despite...
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St. Lucie (47-42) 5, Jupiter (30-54) 0 Box Score SS Manny Rodriguez 2-for-3, BB, RBI, R, 2B, .251/.333/.301 CF Hansel Moreno 1-for-4, HR, 3 RBI, .172/.234/.224 Moreno is hitting .333 over his last 10 games with nine runs scored in that span. The St. Lucie Mets are in second place in the second half standings with a 15-8 record. LHP Andrew Mitchell (1.80 ERA) 2 IP, H, 0 R, BB, K RHP Darwin Ramos...
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