Las Vegas (76-65) 9, Tacoma 4 After losing three of four to El Paso and moving out of first place the 51’s seemed to be reeling before Brandon Nimmo and Dillon Gee put them on their shoulders carrying them back atop the division by half a game. Nimmo was slid up to the #2 hole in the lineup and responded by going 4-5 with three runs, double, two RBI with a homerun for second...
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#10 Marcos Molina Preseason: #9 Age: 20 – May 8th, 1995 Signed: January 11th, 2012 Bats/Throws: Right/Right It has been a whirlwind year for the young starting pitcher who the Mets decided to be aggressive with pushing him right past Savannah to the St. Lucie Mets to start 2015. This after completely dominating in the New York-Penn League for the Brooklyn Cyclones in 2014 winning the...
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It was a rough start to the year for Dominic Smith who was hitting just .194 on May 17th before he went on a tear that turned around his season and earned him the Florida State League Player of the Year award. He is currently hitting 305/.355/.418 with a league leading 33 doubles, six homeruns, and league leading 79 RBI. Over his last 93 games of the season Dom has hit a robust .334/.381/.464...
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El Paso 2, Las Vegas (75-64) 1 F/11 The 51’s came into the four games series against the Chihuahuas with 1.5 game division lead but have seen it dwindle down to half a game after losing two of three. They play the last game of the series tonight with Seth Lugo on the mound for Las Vegas at 10:05 ET. Then they play a four game set at home vs. Tacoma to finish out the regular season. El Paso...
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Mets shortstop prospect and Savannah Sand Gnat Luis Guillorme has been named the most valuable player of the South Atlantic League. He is currently leading the league in batting average at .314. He also leads the league in hits with 136 and is fourth with his .386 on-base percentage. The Mets drafted him in the 10th round in 2013 Coral Springs Charter High School in Florida. He was touted...
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