Drew Gilbert made his Triple-A debut for the 2025 season after wrapping up his rehab assignment with Low-A St. Lucie, Dom Hamel returned from the injured list, Jett Williams launched a leadoff home run and Jack Wenninger continued his strong start to the year as three of the Mets’ four affiliates won on the day.

Triple-A

Buffalo Bisons (4-10) 0 vs. Syracuse Mets (7-9) 2

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  • CF Drew Gilbert 1-4, R, K (.500 OPS)
  • LF Billy McKinney 2-3, 2B, RBI (3), BB (.608 OPS)
  • 1B Joey Meneses 1-3, 2B, RBI (10), BB, K (.875 OPS)

Syracuse’s offense struck early, getting their two runs in the first and relying on the defense and pitching to do the rest. Gilbert made his first Triple-A appearance of the year, logging a hit and a strikeout in four at-bats.

  • RHP Dom Hamel (0.00 ERA) 3 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 5 K (31 of 45 pitches for strikes)
  • RHP Grant Hartwig (5.40 ERA) 1 IP, 2 K
  • RHP Dedniel Núñez (4.50 ERA) 1 IP, 2 BB, 2 K

Hamel had a solid start in his return from the IL, going three innings while striking out five. The bullpen held strong, pitching six scoreless innings and allowing one hit as Núñez inched closer to his eventual major league return.

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Double-A 

Reading Fightin Phils (5-7) 2 , Binghamton Rumble Ponies (4-6) 6

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  • SS Jett Williams 2-for-5, 2 R, HR (2), 2 RBI (6), SB (2), 2 K (.797 OPS)
  • DH Ryan Clifford 0-for-4, 3 K (.649 OPS)
  • CF Nick Morabito 0-for-4, BB, CS (1), K (.507 OPS)
  • 3B JT Schwartz 2-for-3, R, 2B, HR (1), 2 RBI (2), BB (1.771 OPS)
  • 1B Nick Lorusso 1-for-3, SB (1), BB, K (.934 OPS)

The Rumble Ponies had a power surge on the day, with five of their 10 hits going for extra bases. Williams led the game off with a solo home run to set the tone, and Schwartz, playing third base to add to his positional versatility, followed up in the second inning with a homer of his own.

  • RHP Jack Wenninger (1.20 ERA) 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 HR allowed (46 of 76 pitches for strikes)
  • RHP Trey McLoughlin (12.00 ERA) 1 IP, 2 K

Wenninger continued his outstanding season, pitching five quality innings and striking out six hitters while allowing one run. The bullpen combined for four innings of one-run ball with seven strikeouts.

High-A

Aberdeen IronBirds (6-6) 3, Brooklyn Cyclones (8-4) 7

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The Cyclones accessed the clutch gene and came back to score five runs in the ninth inning for the victory, sparked by a Suero double and ending with a fielding error on a Jefrey De Los Santos hit that scored D’Andre Smith.

  • RHP Brendan Girton (5.00 ERA)  3 1/3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K (38 of 65 pitches for strikes)
  • RHP Joel Diàz (0.00 ERA) 3 2/3 IP, 1 BB, 4 K
  • RHP Dylan Ross (1.59 ERA) 2 IP, 2 BB, 4 K

Girton struggled in his start, allowing three runs on four hits while walking three. The bullpen held the lead with 5 2/3 innings of no-hit ball. Diàz has looked great since his return, as he has yet to allow a run while striking out 13 hitters in 11 innings

Low-A

St. Lucie Mets (6-6) 1,  Tampa Tarpons (6-6) 6

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St. Lucie struggled with the bats on Thursday, only managing four hits on the day as their one through four hitters went a combined 0-for-11 with four strikeouts. McNeil started in center field and despite the 0-for-3 line, made a highlight-reel catch in the gap to take away an extra base hit.

  • RHP Ethan Lanthier (6.00 ERA) 3 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K 1 HR allowed (35 of 59 pitches for strikes)
  • LHP Eli Ankeney (3.00 ERA) 1 2/3 IP, 1 H, 2 K
  • RHP Josh Blum (3.86 ERA) 1 2/3 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 K, 1 HR allowed

Lanthier struggled with his control on the day, walking four in three innings while giving up a home run. That would prove to be more runs than he could afford to allow. Blum, a 16th-round pick last year, had a mixed outing, allowing a home run but striking out three in his 1 2/3 innings.