Mets Minors Recap: Drew Gilbert Hits First Mets Home Run

Brett Baty had a big night in Triple-A Syracuse with a home run off former Met Jerad Eickhoff. In Binghamton, Mets center field prospect Drew Gilbert hit his first home run in the Mets organization.

Triple-A: Syracuse 6, Columbus 4, Box Score

2B Ronny Mauricio 1-for-3, BB, 2 R, .832 OPS
3B Brett Baty 2-for-4, HR (8th), 2B, 5 RBI, 1.317 OPS

Since rejoining Triple-A Syracuse, Baty has three home runs and 10 RBIs in 20 at-bats. Mauricio has now switched to playing exclusively infield over the last seven games after playing mostly left field the previous month.

RHP David Griffin 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 6.92 ERA
LHP Adam Kolarek 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 3.38 ERA
LHP Nate Lavender 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, Save, 2.87 ERA

Lavender continues to pitch well as he works toward being a potential call-up this season. We recently noted included him as one of five potential September call-ups.

Drew Gilbert. Photo by Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso of NorthJersey/USA TODAY NETWORK

Double-A: Portland 9, Binghamton 6, Box Score

SS Luisangel Acuña 1-for-4, BB, R, .455 OPS
CF Drew Gilbert 1-for-4, HR, BB, .778 OPS
2B Jeremiah Jackson 1-for-4, BB, R, .603 OPS
LF Rowdey Jordan 1-for-3, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 BB, .762 OPS

Gilbert slugged his first home run in the Mets organization and his 13th overall this year. Catcher Hayden Senger had two hits in the game and has a 1.346 OPS in his last nine games.

Drew Gilbert deep into the Binghamton night!

The No. 2 @Mets prospect (MLB No. 56) slugs his first roundtripper since joining @RumblePoniesBB. pic.twitter.com/ciXZUZr8fs

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) August 16, 2023

RHP Blade Tidwell 3.2 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 6.46 ERA
LHP Daniel Juarez 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 2.70 ERA

Tidwell struggled in his third Double-A start for Binghamton. It was the first time in 15 starts he had allowed more than three runs. Juarez continued his great season (career really), and you can learn more about him in this recent profile.

High-A: Hudson Valley 4, Brooklyn 2, Box Score

SS Jett Williams 2-for-5, 2B, .898 OPS
CF Alex Ramirez 1-for-2, 3 BB, .675 OPS
1B Ryan Clifford 0-for-5, 2 K, .876 OPS
DH William Lugo 2-for-4, .669 OPS

The 19-year-old Williams has a .279/.456/.442 slash line in 13 games with Brooklyn. The Cyclones were shutout until left fielder Rhylan Thomas hit a two-run home in the bottom of the ninth.

RHP Robert Colina 5.1 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 3.29 ERA
RHP Joshua Cornielly 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 3.40 ERA

Low-A: Jupiter 11, St. Lucie 6, Box Score

2B Jefrey De Los Santos 2-for-5, RBI, R, 3B, SB, .738 OPS
LF Karell Paz 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, SB, .732 OPS
CF Nick Morabito 1-for-4, SB, HBP, .762 OPS

Designated hitter Carlos Dominguez hit his fourth home run of the season for St. Lucie.

RHP Douglas Orellana 4.2 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 4.97 ERA

St. Lucie allowed six runs in the top of the ninth inning.

Florida Complex League: Mets 12, Cardinals 3, Box Score

SS Marco Vargas 1-for-3, R, SB, .842 OPS
3B Yonatan Henriquez 2-for-3, 2 RBI, 2 R, .623 OPS
1B Ronald Hernandez 1-for-3, RBI, R, 2B, .930 OPS
2B Boston Baro 1-for-2, 2 BB, RBI, 1.094 OPS
DH Nolan McLean 0-for-2, 2 BB, 2 R, SB, 1.026 OPS

Outfield prospect Simon Juan hit his second home run of the season for the Mets. Hernandez has a .984 OPS with 11 walks in 10 games since coming over from the Marlins in the David Robertson trade. Mets 2023 eighth round pick Boston Baro has five walks and no strikeouts in his first five career games.