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Triple-A

Syracuse Mets (17-13) 6, Lehigh Valley IronPigs (16-15) 3

Box Score

• RHP Bryce Conley: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 2 ER, 4 K (4.30 ERA)
• LHP A.J. Minter: 1.0 IP, 1 R (0 ER), 1 H (3.00 ERA)
• LF A.J. Ewing: 1-for-1, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 SB (3)
• CF Nick Morabito: 2-for-3, 2B, R, 2 RBI, SB (8)
• DH Eric Wagaman: 1-for-1, 2B, 2 BB, 3 RBI

The aforementioned A.J. Ewing got on base three times and continued his hot start in Triple-A in a rain-shortened affair for the Mets on Friday, where they were able to pick up a win. A.J. Minter continued his rehab work by opening the game, where he allowed a hit and an unearned run, but otherwise escaped unscathed. Bryce Conley came in to pitch the remaining four innings and allowed two runs while striking out four. Nick Morabito added two hits, including a double, and swiped his eighth base on the year.

Double-A

New Hampshire Fisher Cats (14-9) 11, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (9-16) 4

Box Score

• RHP Jordan Geber: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 3 BB, 6 ER, 3 K (4.97 ERA)
• RHP Kevin Gowdy: 2.0 IP, 3 H, BB, 3 ER, 2 K (10.13 ERA)
• LHP Felipe De La Cruz: 1.0 IP, BB, 0 ER
• SS Wyatt Young: 1-for-4 / 1.0 IP, H, 0 ER
• 2B Diego Mosquera: 2-for-2, BB, R, SB (2)
• 1B Jacob Reimer: 2-for-4, 2 R
• RF Jose Ramos: 2-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI

Friday was not the best of performances for the Binghamton pitching staff, as continued struggles saw them drop to 9-16 on the season. Jordan Geber started the game and coughed up six runs in his three-inning stint, and Kevin Gowdy allowed three runs of his own. A two-hit day for Jose Ramos highlighted the offense, with three runs driven in, and Jacob Reimer had two hits of his own.

High-A

Frederick Keys (13-11) 5, Brooklyn Cyclones (6-18) 2

Box Score

• RHP Parker Carlson: 2.0 IP, H, BB, K
• RHP Jonathan Jimenez: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 3 ER, 6 K (10.06 ERA)
• LHP Nate Lavender: 1.0 IP, 2 K, BB, 0 H, 0 ER (4.50 ERA)
• RHP Bryce Jenkins: 1.0 IP, K, 0 ER (1.00 ERA)
• C Vincent Perozo: 1-for-2, RBI, BB
• DH Daiverson Gutierrez: 1-for-4, RBI, K
• RF John Bay: 1-for-3, R, SB (7)

Wehiwa Aloy and Victor Figueroa did the damage against the Cyclones in this 5-2 loss, where Jonathan Jimenez was tagged for the brunt of the damage. He did strike out six in his four innings of work, however. Nate Lavender fired a scoreless inning as he continued his rehab work. The Cyclones only managed three hits on Friday, and Mitch Voit continued his struggles, going hitless and striking out twice.

Low-A

St. Lucie Mets (11-14) 8, Tampa Tarpons (11-14) 1

Box Score

• RHP Cam Tilly: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 6 K (4.64 ERA)
• RHP Ryan Dollar: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 1 BB, 0 ER, 6 K (7.04 ERA)
• RHP Ernesto Mercedes: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER (14.29 ERA)
• SS Elian Peña: 1-for-4, BB, R, SB (10)
• CF Edward Lantigua: 1-for-4, BB, RBI, SB (1)
• 1B Randy Guzman: 1-for-4, HR (6), BB, RBI, 2 R
• DH AJ Salgado: 3-for-5, 2B, 3B, HR (6), 2 R
• RF Simon Juan: 1-for-5, HR (2), RBI, R
• LF JT Benson: 3-for-5, 2B, 3B, RBI

A solo home run was the only blemish on Cam Tilly’s performance on Friday, where he dazzled over six innings. This was the longest start of the year for the 2025 draftee, and he struck out six while allowing just four hits and a walk. Although Elian Peña made his third error in the field out there, he made up for it by getting on base twice and stealing a base yet again. Randy Guzman left the yard for second straight day, which was his sixth on the year. Simon Juan added a solo shot in the eighth inning, and AJ Salgado followed suit with Randy Guzman for his sixth on the year as well. Salgado finished a single short of the cycle, raising his OPS to .911 on the year. Peña leads the St. Lucie Mets in OPS so far, sitting at .936.

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A fourth-round compensatory pick in 2023, Ewing was selected with the selection the Mets acquired after Jacob deGrom left in free agency. He had an up-and-down first full season in pro ball in 2024, and then exploded in 2025. After starting the year in Low-A St. Lucie, Ewing quickly earned a promotion to High-A Brooklyn and then another one to Double-A Binghamton a few months later.

Back in Double-A to begin 2026, he quickly showed 2025 was no fluke.

AJ Ewing
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At the plate, Ewing is doing everything right. He’s maintained every aspect of his game from last season, and even improved on them. He’s hitting .387 between Binghamton and Syracuse, up from .315 last year. He’s also walking significantly more, boosting his OBP from .401 in 2025 to .500 in 2026, while keeping his strikeout rate right in line with his previous season mark. He’s still running wild as well with 13 stolen bases in 14 tries.

He’s playing a good center field, and while that’s been by far his primary position for at least the last two seasons, he’s still getting just enough playing time at second base to keep it as an option for him if that’s where the Mets end up needing him. 

But here’s the most exciting part: He’s started hitting for more power. He’s not, and will never, slug like Ryan Clifford. He has started to slug a noticeable amount more, though.

He’s always been able to drive the ball with authority into the gaps for extra-base hits. In 2025, he hit 26 doubles and 10 triples. Some of that has to do with his speed, which is a true plus, but he’s also posted legitimately encouraging exit velocity numbers for someone his size. It’s because of this that there’s always been a thought that he has the potential to hit more home runs as he matures. He was just 20-years-old for most of last season. In theory, there’s plenty of room to grow into more power.

Last year, Ewing hit three home runs in 124 games. This year, Ewing has two home runs in 21 games.

It’s not just homers either. In 16.935% of last year’s games, he has 28.205% of last year’s extra-base hits. For someone who’s still just 21, that’s a seriously notable uptick in power.

Ewing is at Triple-A, so while there’s just a small sample size of publicly available batted-ball data thus far, his .442 expected batting average, .758 expected slugging percentage, .525 xwOBA and 16.7 percent barrel rate are all incredibly encouraging marks over 13 plate appearances.

If he keeps hitting in Syracuse and the Mets keep struggling, there should be nothing keeping him from the big leagues. What else could they have to lose?

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Aj Ewing
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Triple-A 

Syracuse Mets (15-13) 7, Lehigh Valley IronPigs (16-13) 0, 7 Innings

Game 1 Box Score

• CF A.J. Ewing, 2-for-4, SB (1) (.1.667 OPS)
• 1B Christian Arroyo, 3-for-4, RBI, K (.799 OPS)

Ewing, who was promoted from Double-A Binghamton this week and went 3-for-4 in his debut for Syracuse on April 28, picked up where he left off on the plate in the first game of a doubleheader on Thursday while also making a pair of highlight diving catches in back-to-back at-bats during the top of the fifth inning.

• RHP Jack Wenninger (1.61 ERA) 5 2/3 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 7 K

Wenninger was stellar yet again for Syracuse, setting a season-high in strikeouts and tying his single-game low in walks this year with one.

Triple-A 

Syracuse Mets (16-13) 4, Lehigh Valley IronPigs (16-14) 3

Game 2 Box Score

• RF A.J. Ewing, 2-for-4 (.1.448 OPS)
• SS Vidal Bruján, 2-for-4, 2B, RBI, K (.609 OPS)
• DH Nick Morabito, 1-for-3, RBI, K, SB (7) (.820 OPS)

Syracuse completed the doubleheader sweep of Lehigh Valley with the help of multi-hit showings from Ewing, Bruján and Jihwan Bae.

• RHP Daniel Duarte (2.84 ERA) 2 IP, 1 H, 2 K, 0 ER

Double-A

Binghamton Rumble Ponies (9-15) 6, New Hampshire Fisher Cats (13-9) 3

Box Score

• C Kevin Parada, 3-for-5, RBI, K (.550 OPS)
• 1B TT Bowens, 2-for-5, 2 2B, 2 K (.821 OPS)
• RF Eli Serrano, 1-for-3, RBI, 2 BB, K (.822 OPS)

After going hitless in his prior two games, Parada bounced back on Thursday with his first multi-hit performance of the season. Bowens, who signed with the Mets on April 27, recorded two doubles in his second start for Binghamton.

• RHP Brendan Girton (4.12 ERA) 4 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 3 K

Girton did not allow a walk for the first time this season, and the Rumble Ponies’ bullpen gave up just one run over five innings.

High-A

Frederick Keys (12-11) 1, Brooklyn Cyclones (6-17) 2

Box Score 

• 2B Kevin Villavicencio, 2-for-3, RBI, 2 2B (.729 OPS)
• CF John Bay, 1-for-4, 2B (.832 OPS)

Villavicencio was the only player in Brooklyn’s lineup with multiple hits on Thursday as the club snapped a three-game losing streak.

• RHP Irving Cota (0.96 ERA) 5 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 K

Cota has not allowed an earned run in four of his five outings for the Cyclones this season. After he completed five shutout innings against Frederick, relievers Cristofer Gomez and Dakota Hawkins combined for four frames of one-run ball to close out the win.

Elian Pena. Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized

Low-A

St. Lucie Mets (10-14) 5, Tampa Tarpons (11-13) 8

Box Score

• SS Elian Peña, 2-for-4, K (.949 OPS)
• 1B Randy Guzman, 2-for-3, 2 BB, HR (5) (.894 OPS)
• RF AJ Salgado, 2-for-4, HR (5) (.830 OPS)

In St. Lucie’s third-straight loss, Guzman and Salgado both hit solo home runs for their fifth of the year while Peña had his third two-hit performance over his last four games, raising his batting average to .353 in the process.

• RHP R.J. Gordon (43.20 ERA) 1 1/3 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 2 K

Gordon, who ranked as MMO’s No. 23 prospect in the system heading into the season, struggled once again in his second rehab outing for St. Lucie after opening the year on the IL due to a lat injury.

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Triple-A Syracuse’s home game with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs was postponed because of bad weather. It will be made up on Thursday as part of a single-admission doubleheader starting at 4:05 p.m. ET.

Elian Pena. Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized

Double-A

Binghamton Rumble Ponies (8-14) 2, New Hampshire Fisher Cats (12-8) 8

Game 1 Box Score

• 1B Nick Lorusso, 2-for-3, 2B, RBI (.708 OPS)
• 3B Jacob Reimer, 0-for-2, R, 2 BB (.609 OPS)
• DH Eli Serrano III, 0-for-3, R, BB (.796 OPS)

Reimer, 22, hit nine homers in 61 games for Binghamton last season, but has connected only once in 20 contests this year.

• RHP Will Watson (6.98 ERA) 3 IP, 7 R, (6 ER), 4 H, 4 BB, 3 K, L

A rough one for Watson, a 2024 seventh-round pick out of the University of Southern California. He has struck out 19 and walked 10 in 19 1/3 innings. He is the No. 10 Mets prospect on MLB Pipeline.

Double-A

Binghamton Rumble Ponies (8-15) 3, New Hampshire Fisher Cats (13-8) 5

Game 2 Box Score

• C Chris Suero, 0-for-4, 3 K (.783 OPS)
• DH Jacob Reimer, 2-for-4, 2B, R, K (.643 OPS)
• CF Eli Serrano III, 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, R, BB, 2 K (.813 OPS)

Suero, the No. 15 Mets prospect on MLB Pipeline, is 2-for-28 with one homer, 12 strikeouts and five walks over his last eight games.

• RHP Joander Suarez (3.52 ERA) 4 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 4 K
• RHP Saul Garcia (5.59 ERA) IP, K

High-A

Frederick Keys (12-10) 5, Brooklyn Cyclones (5-17) 0

Box Score 

• LF Corey Collins, 1-for-2, BB (.794 OPS)
• 2B Mitch Voit, 2-for-4, 2 SB (.696 OPS)
• SS Antonio Jimenez, 1-for-4, 2B (.437 OPS)

Voit has stolen 10 bases in 11 attempts. He swiped 20 in 21 tries in 22 games at St. Lucie last year after being drafted in the first round (38th) out of the University of Michigan. The last-place Cyclones were held to five hits.

• RHP Joel Díaz (8.68 ERA) 4 2/3 IP, 5 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 4 K, 2 HR, L

Low-A

St. Lucie Mets (10-12) 6, Tampa Tarpons (9-13) 7, 8 innings

Game 1 Box Score

• SS Elian Peña, 2-for-4, 2 K (.932 OPS)
• 1B Randy Guzman, 1-for-4, 2 R (.868 OPS)
• LF JT Benson, 1-for-3, HR (3), SF, 3 RBI, CS (.931 OPS)
• RF AJ Salgado, 2-for-4, 2 SB (.791 OPS)

Salgado has four homers and four steals in 23 games. He hit 12 homers and stole 14 bases in 64 games for UCLA last year.

• RHP Frank Camarillo (4.64 ERA) 5 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, BB, 7 K, HR

Low-A

St. Lucie Mets (10-13) 4, Tampa Tarpons (10-13) 7

Game 2 Box Score

• DH Elian Peña, 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, R, BB (.941 OPS)
• C Francisco Toledo, 1-for-3, HR (2), K (.742 OPS)
• CF Edward Lantigua, 1-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 K (.375 OPS)

Lantigua, 19, of the Dominican Republic, is off to a slow start after posting an .832 OPS in 149 plate appearances in Rookie Ball last season.

• LHP Conner Ware (6.50 ERA) 4 IP, 4 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 3 K, HR, L

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AJ Ewing
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Triple-A

Syracuse Mets (14-13) 10, Lehigh Valley (16-12) 4

Box Score

• CF A.J. Ewing: 3-for-4, 3B, 2B, 2R, 2 RBI, BB
• CF Nick Morabito: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB
• 1B Ryan Clifford: 1-for-5, HR, R, 2 RBI
• RF Cristian Pache: 3-for-4, HR, 3 R, RBI

The Syracuse bats came alive, scoring ten runs from eleven hits and four walks. A.J. Ewing dominated in his Triple-A debut with two hard-hit balls, smacking a 104.4 miles per hour triple and a 98.2 miles per hour double. After a rough first week, Ryan Clifford continued his hot April with his fifth home run, and while Nick Morabito did not get a hit, he showed off his eye by drawing two walks.

• LHP Brandon Waddell: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
• RHP Carlos Guzman: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (W)
• RHP Joey Gerber: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (H)
• RHP Daniel Duarte: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
• LHP Anderson Severino: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Brandon Waddell made his fourth appearance since returning from his shoulder injury and he still does not look one-hundred percent yet. He struggled to find the zone with his fastballs; his velocity is still down, and he did not generate many swings and misses. The one positive is that his movement profile has improved significantly from 2025, so if the command returns, he could take a step forward from last year. Joey Gerber made his first Syracuse rehab appearance and his secondary pitches continued to look strong. Anderson Severino showed off his strong slider and four-seam fastball combo and made a case to join the major league ball club.

Double-A

New Hampshire (11-8) 6, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (8-13) 0

Box Score

• 3B Jacob Reimer: 0-for-2, 2 BB
• LF Chris Suero: 0-for-2, 2 BB
• LF Eli Serrano III: 0-for-3, BB

The Binghamton lineup continues to struggle, and today did not manage to even get one hit. Somehow, they worked ten walks and did not score once. The best thing I can say about the offense today is that Jacob had a hard-hit lineout.

• LHP Zach Thornton: 4.2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
• LHP Gabriel Rodriguez: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
• RHP Kevin Gowdy: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
• RHP Ben Simon: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Zach Thornton struggled to throw strikes and generate whiffs following up one of his best starts with one of his worst. The rest of the pitching staff pitched well, with Ben Simon continuing to make the argument that he should be called up to Triple-A.

High-A

Frederick (11-10) 6, Brooklyn Cyclones (5-16) 2 

Box Score

• 2B Mitch Voit: 0-for-3, 1 R
• 3B Antonio Jimenez: 1-for-4, SB
• DH Daiverson Gutierrez: 1-for-3, RBI, SB

The Brooklyn lineup continues to struggle, amassing only four hits and two walks. They left seven on base and most of the lineup has an OPS in the 600s or worse. Brooklyn is a difficult stadium to hit in, especially this time of year, but this seems to go beyond that.

• RHP Noah Hall: 4.2 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
• RHP Garrett Stratton: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
• LHP Nate Lavender: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
• LHP Gregori Louis: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Noah Hall was cruising through the first four innings before running into trouble in the fifth, being pulled before he could finish the inning. Nate Lavender has not logged eight innings since his surgery, but has had mixed results. He is generating a whiff rate over 30% and filling the zone, but he is also giving up too much hard contact.

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Following Ewing’s impressive week, he was promoted to Triple-A Syracuse on Monday morning.

Elian Peña has continued a great start to the season, too, as one of the youngest players in the minors. He collected another six hits this week and two steals this week, bringing his season totals to a .916 OPS and nine steals in 19 games.

Elian Pena. Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized

Triple-A Syracuse

The Syracuse Mets lost their series last week to the Worcester Red Sox, dropping four of the six games. Syracuse won game one of the series 12-3 but were unable to do much else in the other five games. The Mets are now 13-13 and in fourth place in the International League East division.

Ronny Mauricio had limited action this series, playing in two games, but he made his presence known. Mauricio went 3-for-8 with all three of his hits leaving the yard. Mauricio drove in five runs and scored four runs while walking twice. Now with the major league team in Francisco Lindor‘s absence, Mauricio’s Triple-A OPS for now stands at .987.

Ryan Clifford continued his power streak by hitting two more home runs and also driving in eight runs, a team high for the series. Clifford, however, went just 5-for-23 in the series with 11 strikeouts. He owns a .769 OPS.

Nick Morabito, Ji Hwan Bae, and Cristian Pache all performed well in the series, each recording an OPS over .900.

• Morabito went 6-for-21 with two doubles, a home run, seven walks and two stolen bases
• Bae went 8-for-19 with a double, four walks and two stolen bases
• Pache went 10-for-25 with three doubles, a walk, and a stolen base

Jonah Tong made two solid starts, totaling four runs allowed over 10 innings. Tong struck out 15 batters as he lowered his ERA through six starts to 5.68.

Bryce Conley also had a decent start, though he dealt with a lot of traffic. He allowed four hits and six walks in just four innings of work, but he limited the damage to just a run while striking out two. He has a 4.22 ERA in three starts.

Dakota Hawkins looked sharp in a three-inning stint out of the bullpen, allowing just a walk and no hits with four strikeouts. This was Hawkins’ first Triple-A appearance this year after having already appeared in High-A and Double-A.

Marco Vargas. Photo by Ed Delany, MMO

Double-A Binghamton

The Binghamton Rumble Ponies also dropped their series this past week to the Erie SeaWolves, losing four of six games. After losing the first three games of the series, Binghamton was able to rebound and win two of the final three games. The Rumble Ponies are now 8-12 and tied for fourth place in the Eastern League Northeast division.

Marco Vargas, whose stock has fallen tremendously over the past few years, broke out with a good week. Vargas went 7-for-17 with two doubles, a triple, four walks and three stolen bases. He still has just a .636 OPS on the year.

Nick Lorusso also impressed, going 4-for-13 with a double, triple and a home run. Lorusso has otherwise been off to a really slow start to the year, owning a .678 OPS.

Zach Thornton delivered Binghamton’s best start of the series, firing six innings with two runs allowed and six strikeouts. Thornton has been great after missing most of the 2025 season due to injury. He has a 2.76 ERA in his first three starts of the season.

Brendan Girton looked good on the mound, allowing a run over five innings. Girton allowed two hits and three walks while striking out five. He has a 4.02 ERA on the year.

Ronald Hernandez. Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized

High-A Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Cyclones had a rough week, dropping five of six games to the Hudson Valley Renegades. The Cyclones have had a brutal start to the season and are now sitting at 5-15 and in last place in the South Atlantic League North division.

Corey Collins had a breakout week, recording two home runs including one off of Gerrit Cole. Collins went 4-for-16 and also added a double and two walks. He has a .798 OPS through 15 games.

Kevin Villavicencio also contributed, going 4-for-11 with a home run, a walk and two stolen bases. He’s had a slower start to the year, owning a .663 OPS.

Ronald Hernandez led the team with six hits in 21 at-bats, recording four doubles, two walks and two stolen bases. Despite a batting average of .214, he has his OPS up to .732.

Channing Austin looked phenomenal in two starts, allowing no runs in 9 1/3 innings with 11 strikeouts. He allowed five hits and four walks while lowering his ERA through four starts to 1.62.

Dylan Ross started two games as an opener in a rehab assignment and he looked great, firing two perfect innings with a strikeout. Those were Ross’ first two appearances for Brooklyn this year.

Cristofer Gomez was the standout arm out of the bullpen as he allowed no runs in three innings across two appearances. Gomez allowed two hits and three walks while striking out four. His ERA is now 1.04 through seven appearances.

Low-A St. Lucie

The St. Lucie Mets lost four of their six games to the Palm Beach Cardinals this past week. Pitching was an issue as the Mets allowed 52 runs in six games. St. Lucie is now 10-11 and in third place in the Florida State League East division.

Randy Guzman‘s fast start to the year continued as he went 7-for-19 this series with three doubles, a home run and four walks. Guzman has an .888 OPS through 20 games.

Sam Biller impressed at the plate, going 7-for-19 with two doubles, three walks and four stolen bases. Biller, originally signed by the Mets as an undrafted free agent, owns an .893 OPS in 11 games.

Branny De Oleo had a great week as well, going 5-for-13 with a home run, a walk and two stolen bases. Unlike Guzman, De Oleo has mostly struggled this year and owns a .694 OPS.

Nicolas Carreno was outstanding in two appearances, including one start. He totaled just one run allowed in eight innings on two hits and three walks. He also struck out 10 and he now has a 2.25 ERA through five appearances (three starts).

Jose Chirinos has also shone early in the year and did so again in this series. Chirinos allowed a run in 4 2/3 innings, striking out six. He owns a 2.45 ERA in four appearances (three starts).

Frank Camarillo also gave the Mets a solid start, allowing two runs in five innings. He allowed five hits and a walk while striking out five. He owns a 4.41 ERA in four starts.

Organizational Leaders

Batting

• AVG – A.J. Ewing (BNG) – .349
• OPS – A.J. Ewing (BNG) – 1.052
• HR – Ronny Mauricio (SYR) – 6
• SB – A.J. Ewing (SYR)/Sam Robertson (STL) – 12

Pitching (min. 10 innings)

• ERA – Anderson Severino (SYR)/Christian Rodriguez (STL) – 0.00
• SO – Jonah Tong (SYR) – 38
• WHIP – Christian Rodriguez (STL) – 0.68

Players of the Week

Offense – A.J. Ewing, 2B/OF Binghamton

A.J. Ewing broke out as one of the Mets’ top prospects in 2025 with a fantastic season, and he’s already outperforming himself this year. The 21-year-old has an OPS over 1.000 and has now earned a promotion to the final level of the minors before the major leagues. If he can continue to dominate in Syracuse, he may be a contributor in Flushing before long.

Pitching – Channing Austin, P Brooklyn

Channing Austin is enjoying a great start to the season in Brooklyn after a relatively underwhelming 2025 (4.38 ERA in 21 appearances) in St. Lucie. Austin, 24, is certainly older than most of the competition he’s facing, but it’s good to see him have success after not having much last year.

Upcoming Schedule – April 28-May 3

• Triple-A Syracuse: vs. Lehigh Valley
• Double-A Binghamton: @ New Hampshire
• High-A Brooklyn: vs. Frederick
• Low-A St. Lucie: @ Tampa

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A.J. Ewing (Double-A)

A.J. Ewing is out to a phenomenal start for Double-A Binghamton. Entering the season Ewing was Metsmerized’s No. 4 prospect, and he is showing exactly why.

The 21-year-old currently has a slash line of .345/.466/.552 (1.017 OPS).  Of his 20 hits, eight are extra-base with two being home runs. He has also already stolen 10 bases, getting caught only once. Ewing has walked (14) more than he has struck out (13). His wRC+ of 170 ranks 47th of 944 qualified hitters at any level in the minor leagues.

It is great to see the versatile (12 games in center field, four games at second base) former fourth-round pick carry over his spring training successes. Before being reassigned to minor league camp, Ewing went 8-for-21 (.381 batting average) with a 1.090 OPS in spring training with the big club.

Elian Pena. Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized

Elian Peña (Single-A)

Elian Peña was Metsmerized’s preseason No. 9 prospect, but based off what he has done so far, he will likely find himself near the top of that list soon. Peña, who received the largest international signing bonus handed out by the Mets ever, has been dominating Single-A baseball for St. Lucie.

Through 87 plate appearances, Peña is slashing .329/.448/.457 (.905 OPS). He has walked (15) more than he has struck out (13). Peña has also already stolen eight bases while being caught only once.

The only knock thus far this season on Peña has been the so-so power. Of his 23 hits, only seven are extra-base. At only 18-year-old, Peña will surely continue to put on more mass in return developing that power. Regardless, an extremely encouraging start for a prospect with sky-high expectations.

JT Benson (Single-A)

The 24-year-old JT Bensons certainly the least flashy name on this list but has began the season terrifically for Single-A St. Lucie. Benson played college ball at the University of Louisville followed by shorts stints in two independent leagues before being signed by the Mets’ organization.

Through his first 50 professional at-bats, Benson is slashing .320/.404/.580 (.984 OPS). Benson has been a bit swing happy, as unlike the first two on this list, as he has 11 strikeouts already to only three walks.

Benson is an extremely intriguing prospect. He dominated the Atlantic Coast Conference in his final two seasons at Louisville posting an OPS of .894 his junior season then .963 his senior year. Then, he had a massive full season for Evansville in the Frontier League in 2025, posting 10 homers, 40 RBIs, 24 stolen bases, and an .889 OPS.

The 15 games he has gotten with St. Lucie is a very small sample size, but his performance as the season prolongs is certainly worth watching.

John Bay (High-A)

John Bay joins Benson as the two who did not make Metsmerized’s preseason prospect rankings but are on this list. Bay is an undrafted free agent, like Benson, who is now one of the lone bright spots for a Brooklyn Cyclones team that is 4-14.

Through 54 at-bats, Bay is only hitting .241 but has a .842 OPS. He has already hit two homers to go along with three doubles and a triple. He is also a perfect four-for-four as far as stolen bases go.

Bay, a former college teammate of Nolan McLean, transferred out of Oklahoma State in 2022 and spent the remaining of his college career in the Atlantic Sun conference with Austin Peay. He posted a monster final season, slugging 22 homers with 66 RBIs and a 1.276 OPS earning himself a deal with the Mets’ organization as an undrafted free agent.

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It was a rough showing for the Syracuse Mets (Triple-A), being blown out by the WooSox, while the St. Lucie Mets’ bats more than held their own against the Palm Beach Cardinals.

Both Double-A Binghamton and High-A Brooklyn were rained out and will play doubleheaders on Sunday.

Triple-A

Worcester 9 (14-11), Syracuse 2 (13-12)

Box Score

• RF Cristian Pache: 1-4, 2B
• CF Nick Morabito: 1-3
• LF Jihwan Bae: 1-4, RBI
• C Ben Rortvedt: 1-4

The Syracuse bats’ were abysmal on Saturday afternoon, scoring just two runs and recording only four hits. On a day in which nothing went right for Syracuse, Bae’s double was the only extra-base hit.

The Mets were shut down by the WooSox staff, with five different pitchers combining for ten strikeouts and no earned runs allowed.

• RHP Bryce Conley: 4 IP, 4 H, R, ER, 6 BB, 2 K (4.22 ERA)
• RHP Tanner Witt: 1.1 IP, H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 3 K (4.15 ERA)
• RHP Ryan Lambert: 0.2 IP, H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB (7.04 ERA)
• RHP Alex Carrillo: IP, H, 0 R, 0 ER, BB, 2 K (7.88 ERA)

The Syracuse pitching staff walked a worse-than-abysmal 13 batters on Saturday, providing almost one free pass for every two outs recorded. Witt and Lambert walked as many batters as they recorded outs, and only catcher Onix Vega worked a walkless inning, albeit he gave up three earned runs.

Single-A

Palm Beach 8 (15-5), St. Lucie 7 (9-11)

Box Score

•  SS Elian Peña: 2-4, BB (.916 OPS)
• CF Simon Juan: 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI (.499 OPS)
• C Chase Meggers: 2-2, 2 RBI, 2 RBI (.564 OPS)
• RF Sam Biller: 1-3, BB, RBI (.907 OPS)

The St. Lucie offense exploded for five runs in the bottom of the sixth; it would be the only offense they had for most of the night, and it seemed like it would be the only offense they would need to pick up the victory over Palm Beach.

Elian Peña continued his incredible start to the season, getting on twice and keeping his season OPS mark above .900. A player who is older for the league, Biller, continued his strong play and could push the envelope to move to High-A Brooklyn sometime in the early summer.

• RHP R.J. Gordon: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 B, K (81.00 ERA)
• LHP Nate Lavender: 1.2 IP, H, 0 R, 0 ER, BB, 2 K (6.43 ERA)
• RHP Joey Gerber: IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (0.00 ERA)
• RHP Jose Chirinos: 4.2 IP, 3 H, R, ER, 0 BB, 6 K (2.45 ERA)

Several different arms took the mound for St. Lucie on Saturday night to varying levels of success. Joey Gerber began pitching for St. Lucie as a part of a rehab assignment from a finger blister issue that sidelined him fairly immediately after being called up to the major leagues.

Chirinos provided length for St. Lucie, striking out six over 4 2/3 incredible innings. RJ Gordon struggled immensely, not even making it out of the first inning. The bullpen imploded for the Mets in the final inning, with relievers Trey McLaughlin and Ryan Dollar allowing a combined four runs in the ninth inning to surrender a four-run lead.

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Elian Peña, the Mets’ No. 8 prospect, kept hitting as well. The shortstop smacked his sixth double (see it here) and stole third base twice in Low-A St. Lucie’s 12-4 loss to Palm Beach. Peña is slashing .329/.448/.905, has hit safely in 15 of 18 games, and stolen eight bases in nine tries.

AJ Ewing
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Triple-A

Syracuse Mets (13-11) 3, Worcester Red Sox (13-11) 0

Box Score

• RF Ryan Clifford, 0-for-4, RBI, K (.801 OPS)
• CF Nick Morabito, 2-for-3, 2B, R, 2 BB, K, CS (.838 OPS)
• LF Jihwan Bae, 3-for-4, RBI, R, SB, BB (.914 OPS)

Morabito scored on a head-first slide on a Clifford sacrifice fly. Clifford has driven in 13 runs in his last six games.

• RHP Daniel Duarte (3.72 ERA) 2 1/3 IP, BB, 3 K
• LHP A.J. Minter (4.50 ERA) IP
• RHP Dakota Hawkins (0.00 ERA) 3 IP, BB, 4 K
• LHP Anderson Severino (0.00 ERA) 1 1/3 IP, H, SV

Six pitchers combined on a two-hit shutout. David Stearns said at a news conference Friday that Minter could rejoin the Mets within the first week to 10 days of May. Hawkins has thrown 7 2/3 scoreless innings across three levels. Severino has thrown 9 2/3 scoreless innings and struck out 11.

Double-A

Erie SeaWolves (7-12) 2, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (7-11) 10

Box Score

• 2B A.J. Ewing, 1-for-3, HR (2), 3 RBI, BB, E (1.018 OPS)
• CF Eli Serrano III, 1-for-3, RBI, R (.859 OPS)
• C Chris Suero, 1-for-5, HR (4), K (.863 OPS)
• 3B Nick Lorusso, 3-for-4, HR (2), 2B, 3 R, K (.694 OPS)
• LF Jose Ramos, 1-for-4, HR (3), 2 RBI, K (.603 OPS)

Suero, 22, of the Bronx, might be the Mets’ most fascinating prospect as MMO’s Jorge Eckardt told us earlier this month. He is a catcher/first baseman/outfielder with power and speed.

• RHP Brendan Girton (4.02 ERA) 5 IP, ER, 2 H, 3 BB, 5 K, W
• RHP Saul Garcia (6.75 ERA) IP, 2 K
• LHP Gabriel Rodriguez (0.00 ERA) IP, 3 K
• RHP Ben Simon (3.68 ERA) IP, 2 K

Girton, 24, a 10th-round pick out of Oklahoma in 2024, has struck out 15 and walked 16 in 15 2/3 innings.

High-A

Brooklyn Cyclones (4-14) 4, Hudson Valley Renegades (11-7) 6

Box Score

• 2B Kevin Villavicencio, 2-for-3, HR (2), 2 RBI, 2 R, SB, BB (.648 OPS)
• SS Mitch Voit, 1-for-4, SB, K (.635 OPS)
• C Ronald Hernandez, 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB, K (.696 OPS)

Hernandez has five doubles and five RBIs in his last six games. Voit is 3-for-21 with two walks and three strikeouts in his last five.

• RHP Irving Cota (1.32 ERA) 3 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 K, L

Cota, 22, of Mexico, gave up his first runs of the season. He’s struck out eight and walked three in 10 2/3 innings.

Low-A

Palm Beach Cardinals (14-5) 12, St. Lucie Mets (9-10) 4

Box Score

• SS Elian Peña, 1-for-3, 2B, R, 2 SB, 2 BB, 2 K (.905 OPS)
• LF JT Benson, 1-for-4, 2B, R, BB (.984 OPS)
• RF Randy Guzman, 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 K (.793 OPS)
• DH AJ Salgado, 2-for-4, HR (4) (.843 OPS)
• CF Sam Biller, 2-for-4, 2B, R, K (.913 OPS)

Benson, 24, hit 10 homers and stole 24 bases in 80 games in the independent Frontier League last year. He went undrafted after finishing his college career at Louisville, where he stole 34 bases and posted .963 OPS in 52 games in 2024.

• RHP Cam Tilly (5.87 ERA) 4 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, BB, 4 K

After throwing five scoreless, hitless innings in his St. Lucie debut, Tilly had his third straight rocky showing. The 21-year-old was a seventh-round pick last year out of Auburn.

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Ryan Clifford
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Triple-A

Syracuse Mets (12-11) 4, Worcester Red Sox (13-10) 10 

BOX SCORE

• 1B Ryan Clifford – 2-for-4, 1 R, HR (4), 3 RBI (14), 2 K (.846 OPS)
• CF Nick Morabito – 1-for-4, 1 K (.789 OPS)
• SS Vidal Bruján – 2-for-4, 1 R, 1 SB (3) (.671 OPS)

Syracuse was powered early on by a Clifford home run, but Syracuse did not score after the fourth inning. Trace Willhoite, on a fill-in call up, went 0-for-3 with a run scored, a walk and three strikeouts.

• RHP Jack Wenninger (2.16 ERA) 2 1/3 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 5 BB, 4 K (29 of 64 pitches for strikes)

Wenninger has struggled with his control this season, walking 11 in 16 2/3 innings despite striking out 19. Even with the lack of control, he still sports a 2.16 ERA. The bullpen struggled behind him, with the three pitchers who relieved Wenninger allowing two earned runs each.

Double-A

Binghamton Rumble Ponies (6-11) 1, Erie SeaWolves (7-11) 3

BOX SCORE

• CF A.J. Ewing – 2-for-3, 1 R, HR (1), 1 RBI (4), 1 SB (10), 1 BB, 1 K (.980 OPS)
• 3B Jacob Reimer – 0-for-4, 4 K (.593
• C Chris Suero – 0-for-4, 2 K (.844 OPS)
• 2B Marco Vargas – 2-for-4, 1 K (.533 OPS)

Ewing isn’t going to remain at Double-A for much longer if he keeps hitting like this. He is already up to ten stolen bases in 17 games. Kevin Parada went 0-for-4 with 2 K’s, dropping his OPS to .487.

• RHP Joander Suarez (3.38 ERA) 5 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (55 of 86 pitches for strikes
• RHP Brian Metoyer (0.00 ERA) 1 IP, 2 K

Suarez had a quality start, but the offense couldn’t muster much to back him up. Douglas Orellana went one inning while allowing a hit and a walk and striking out two batters. He has struck out 12 batters in 6 2/3 innings.

High-A

Brooklyn Cyclones (4-13) 2, Hudson Valley Renegades (10-7) 10

BOX SCORE

• SS Antonio Jimenez – 1-for-4, 1 K (.449 OPS)
• 3B Colin Houck – 0-for-3, 1 K (.600 OPS)
• C Daiverson Gutierrez – 0-for-3, 1 K (.673 OPS)
• DH Corey Collins – 2-for-4, 1 R, 2B, HR (1), 1 RBI (5), 1 K (.739 OPS)

Outside of Collins, the Cyclones had three hits, with none going for extra bases and zero walks. John Bay, who has been hot to start the year, went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.

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