MJ Melendez cracked two homers and Luis Robert Jr. added one in Triple-A Syracuse’s 15-2 Saturday night romp of Buffalo. Melendez is on quite the heater, with seven homers in 10 games. Robert Jr. is swinging the bat well, too; 9-for-21 with two homers and a double in his last five games. Christopher Morel also connected for the second-straight night and for the fourth time in his last six...
Wednesday was a special day at Citi Field for the New York Mets’ 2026 first-round draft selection, Carson Wiggins. The University of Arkansas product and the Mets officially came to an agreement, inking the 21-year-old to the full $3,466,500 slot value. He was the 16th player to be selected in the first round from Arkansas in draft history. The Mets drafted him No. 27 overall. Wiggins, brother...
Sunday was the final game for the top four Mets minor league affiliates, and winning was the topic of the day. Although Triple-A Syracuse’s game was canceled due to the field in Norfolk being deemed unplayable, Binghamton, Brooklyn, and St. Lucie all picked up wins, all carrying positive momentum into the All-Star break. Marcus Semien began a rehab assignment in Double-A, belting a home...
The 2026 MLB Draft unconventionally began on Saturday this year. Saturday, in Philadelphia, featured picks number one through 135. Meanwhile, the second day of the draft, which spans rounds five through 20, will be streamed on MLB.com, MLB TV, MLB+, beginning at 11:30 am ET. In all, the Mets have a total draft pool of $6,730,900 (third-lowest in the majors). This lower figure is largely because...
The experts weren’t the only ones surprised Saturday when the Mets took a chance on University of Arkansas pitcher Carson Wiggins with the 27th pick of the draft. “Did not see this coming at all,” Wiggins told SNY. “So I think the Mets taking a chance on me is very surreal to me and I’ve wanted this since I was a little kid.” Wiggins, 21, 6-foot-5 and 215...
Jonah Tong struck out eight in a Syracuse loss, R.J. Gordon had one of his best outings of the season in a Binghamton win, Mitch Voit continued to dominate for Brooklyn and Antonio Jimenez is on a heater in July, but that wasn’t enough in a St. Lucie loss. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (45-45) 4, Norfolk Tides (32-57) 5 BOX SCORE 1B Ryan Clifford – 2-for-5, 2B, HR (16) 3 RBI (47), 1 K (.685...
The big club took care of business this afternoon; now the Mets’ minor league affiliates will try to follow suit. Jonah Tong will take the mound for Syracuse, while R.J. Gordon will try for his first win of the year for Binghamton. 6:35 PM · Harbor Park · Syracuse (45-44) at Norfolk (31-57) Syracuse Lineup Jihwan Bae, 2B Nick Morabito, LF MJ Melendez, RF Christian Arroyo, DH Ryan Clifford,...
Jack Wenninger was finally dominant. In his start, he allowed just a hit and three walks in seven scoreless innings. Wenninger struck out five in what was easily his best start of the season. He now has a 3.48 ERA in 16 appearances (13 starts). For more stats and news around the Mets minor leagues, continue reading the Minors Weekly Report below. Triple-A The Syracuse Mets lost four out of six...
Another Sunday has come and gone for the Mets affiliates, and little progress has been made from a winning point of view. The organization went 1-2, with rehabbing major leaguers working their way back, a couple of positive pitching outings, and poor team play. While St. Lucie (Single-A) picked up a win, Triple-A and Double-A lost, and High-A Brooklyn finished in a suspended contest tied 2-2 in...
Jack Wenninger had been struggling after a strong start to the season. However, on Saturday, he turned in his best start of his season, tossing seven innings of one-hit baseball. Unfortunately, the rest of the teams in the New York Mets’ upper levels of the minor leagues struggled, as Syracuse was the only team to bring home a win. However, JT Benson continues to light it up professionally...
After Triple-A Syracuse, Double-A Binghamton, High-A Brooklyn and Single-A St. Lucie all lost on Thursday night, they’ll look to get back on track on Friday while the big-league club begins a four-game series on the road with the Atlanta Braves. TRIPLE-A WORCESTER (40-40) VS SYRACUSE (42-42) 6:35 PM After losing the first three games of the series, Syracuse is looking to get back in the...
Jorge Polanco homered in his rehab appearance in a Syracuse loss, Dedniel Núñez pitched a scoreless inning in his continued rehab with Binghamton, Jose Chirinos was hit hard in a Brooklyn loss and Joel Lara struck out seven batters in relief in a St. Lucie loss. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (42-42) 5, Worcester Red Sox (40-40) 7 BOX SCORE *REHAB* DH Jorge Polanco – 1-for-2, 1 R, HR (1), RBI (1),...
