Daviel Hurtado threw five scoreless innings Friday in High-A Brooklyn’s 13-4 rout of Frederick. The 21-year-old Cuban lefty has allowed one earned run in 18 innings with the Cyclones. He has struck out 28 and walked four in 27 innings combined at Brooklyn and St. Lucie. The Mets signed Hurtado to a $640,000 bonus in international free agency in January 2023.
Jefry Yan
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Triple-A
Syracuse Mets (34-33) 1, Buffalo Bisons (31-36) 4
- LF Nick Morabito, 1-for-4, RBI, 3 K (.726 OPS)
- DH Kevin Parada, 1-for-3 (.931 OPS)
- 1B Ryan Clifford, 0-for-3 (.734 OPS)
Parada was promoted from Binghamton despite posting a .523 OPS in 29 games there and has flourished at Syracuse ever since. He’s 16-for-44 (.364 batting average) in 15 games. The 24-year-old was a first-round pick (11th overall) in 2022.
- RHP Jack Weisenburger (4.99 ERA) 4 IP, ER, 4 H, 3 BB, 4 K
- LHP Jefry Yan (0.00 ERA) IP, 2 BB, 3 K
This was Yan’s Syracuse debut after he struck out 45 in 26 2/3 innings at Binghamton while pitching to a 3.71 ERA. He plays with passion.
Double-A
Binghamton Rumble Ponies (24-37) 7, Somerset Patriots (33-28) 5
- 3B Nick Lorusso, 3-for-5, HR (10), 2B, 5 RBI, K (.723 OPS)
- RF Eli Serrano III, 2-for-3, 2B, 2 SB, 3 R, 2 BB (.643 OPS)
- C Chris Suero, 1-for-5, HR (10), 2 K (.759 OPS)
Lorusso’s three-run homer broke a 4-4 tie with two outs in the ninth. Suero homered for the second straight game, a 413-foot blast to left.
- LHP Jonathan Santucci (4.13 ERA) 4 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, 5 BB, 5 K, HR
- RHP Carlos Guzman (2.87 ERA) 1 1/3 ERA, BB, 3 K
This was the third time in 12 starts that Santucci, 23, allowed three earned runs or more. He has struck out 68 and walked 29 in 56 2/3 innings. He is the No. 8 Mets prospect on MLB Pipeline, the third-ranked pitcher behind Jonah Tong and Jack Wenninger.
High-A
Frederick Keys (37-21) 4, Brooklyn Cyclones (24-36) 13
- CF Yonatan Henriquez, 1-for-4, 2B, RBI, BB (.451 OPS)
- 3B Colin Houck, 2-for-5, HR (3), 4 RBI, 2 SB, 2 R, K (.611 OPS)
- C Daiverson Gutierrez, 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R, BB (.548 OPS)
- SS Mitch Voit, 1-for-4, 2 RBI, SB, 2 R, HBP, K (.718 OPS)
- RF John Bay, 1-for-3, HR (8), 3 R, 2 BB (.812 OPS)
Houck’s three-run homer was a towering drive to the opposite field. Bay leads the team in homers and Voit leads the team in stolen bases (20 in 24 tries).
- LHP Daviel Hurtado (0.50 ERA) 5 IP, H, BB, 2 K, W
Low-A
St. Lucie Mets (28-33) 2, Palm Beach Cardinals (31-30) 1
- CF Trey Snyder, 1-for-4, 2B (.830 OPS)
- RF Yohairo Cuevas, 1-for-4, CS (.893 OPS)
- DH Jackson Hauge, 1-for-2, 2B, 2 RBI, BB (.546 OPS)
Cuevas showed off the arm here, nailing a runner at the plate trying to score on a fly ball to right. The 22-year-old is 9-for-25 with six doubles, four walks and a stolen base in his last seven games.
Rookie Ball Florida Complex League
FCL Mets (11-16) 3, FCL Marlins (12-15) 4, 9 innings
- 3B Roybert Herrera, 2-for-4, CS (1.219 OPS)
Herrera, an 18-year-old from Venezuela, is 10-for-23 with two doubles and a homer in nine games.
- RHP Camden Lohman (6.17 ERA) 4 IP, BB, 6 K
Lohman, an eighth-round pick last year out of a Missouri high school, retired 12 of the 13 batters he faced in his best outing of the year. It came after his worst showing. Last time out the 19-year-old gave up six earned runs and only recorded one out.
Dominican Summer League
DSL Miami (3-6) 6, DSL Mets Blue (5-4) 3
- RF Jonnhan Sanchez, 1-for-2, R, BB, K (1.198 OPS)
Sanchez, 19, of Venezuela, is 11-for-26 with a homer, two doubles and six stolen bases in eight games.
- RHP Enmanuel Feliz (0.00 ERA) 2 IP, 2 BB, 2 K
DSL Mets Orange (5-4) 9, DSL Arizona Red (6-3) 3
- DH Cesar Acosta, 3-for-4, 3B, 3 RBI, SB, R (.920 OPS)
- RF Jhonael Cuello, 3-for-4, 3B, RBI, 4 SB, 2 R (1.095 OPS)
- LF Anthony Delgado, 1-for-4, HR (1), 2 RBI, K (.861 OPS)
Cuello is 13-for-34 with a homer, three triples and two doubles in nine games. The 18-year-old Dominican has stolen eight bases in nine tries.
- RHP Randy Guzman (0.00 ERA) 3 2/3 IP, 3 H, BB, 6 K
Guzman, 18, has thrown 7 2/3 scoreless innings, struck out eight and walked two over two outings.
