Mets Minors Recap: Jorge Polanco Hitless In Rehab Appearance For Syracuse

Jorge Polanco began a rehab assignment for Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday. He went 0-for-3 with a strikeout.

Additionally, JT Benson belted a grand slam in High-A Brooklyn’s 9-1 triumph over Jersey Shore Saturday for his third homer in four games. The 24-year-old outfielder also stole his 13th base in 19 tries.

Benson went undrafted after finishing his college career at Louisville in 2024. He hit 10 homers, posted an .889 OPS and stole 24 bases playing in the independent Frontier League last year. The Mets signed him to a minor-league contract in March.

Jorge Polanco. Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized

Triple-A

Syracuse Mets (41-39) 6, Lehigh Valley IronPigs (37-43) 8

Box Score

DH Jorge Polanco, 0-for-3, K (.231 OPS)
LF Ji Hwan Bae, 2-for-4, 3B, 2 R, BB (.789 OPS)
C Kevin Parada, 1-for-4, K (.798 OPS)
RF Cristian Pache, 2-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R (.687 OPS)
3B Yonny Hernandez, 3-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI, R (.777 OPS)

Polanco (Achilles) played his first rehab game since June 5 at Syracuse. He last played in the majors on April 14. President of baseball operations David Stearns said last week that the hope is he can return before the All-Star break, but that his injury is a “tricky one,” and it’s tough to say for sure when he will be back in the majors.

RHP Xzavion Curry (4.50 ERA) 4 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, 3 K, HR
RHP Parker Carlson (0.00 ERA) 1 2/3 IP, BB
RHP Joey Gerber (6.75 ERA) IP, K

Carlson has thrown 3 2/3 scoreless innings for Syracuse after pitching to a 4.39 ERA in 26 2/3 innings at Brooklyn.

Jaylen Palmer. Photo by Ed Delany of MMO

Double-A

Binghamton Rumble Ponies (28-46) 1, Erie SeaWolves (40-33) 8

Box Score

DH Chris Suero, 1-for-4 (.753 OPS)
RF Jaylen Palmer, 1-for-4, 2B, RBI, 2 K (.737 OPS)
CF Jose Ramos, 1-for-3, BB (.720 OPS)

Oddly enough, it was the second-straight game where the only Binghamton extra-base hit was a Palmer double. The 25-year-old born in Flushing and drafted in the 22nd round in 2018 out of Holy Cross High School in Flushing has 10 doubles in 28 games.

RHP R.J. Gordon (7.81 ERA) 2 2/3 IP, 5 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 2 K, L
RHP Justin Armbruester (1.93 ERA) 1 1/3 IP, BB, K
RHP Saul Garcia (3.56 ERA) 2 IP, 4 K

Garcia has fanned 44 and walked 10 in 30 1/3 innings.

Robert Stock Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized

High-A

Jersey Shore BlueClaws (28-45) 1, Brooklyn Cyclones (29-44) 9

Box Score

RF JT Benson, 2-for-3, HR (5), 4 RBI, SB, BB, K (.953 OPS)
CF John Bay, 1-for-4, R, K (.791 OPS)
SS Mitch Voit, 1-for-4, 2B, SB, 2 R, BB, 2 K (.749 OPS)
LF Yohairo Cuevas, 1-for-4, HR (1), K (.441 OPS)
C Daiverson Gutierrez, 2-for-4, 2B, RBI, R (.610 OPS)
DH Ronald Hernandez, 0-for-3, SB, 2 R, 2 BB, K (.760 OPS)

Bay has five hits, including two homers and two doubles in his last four games. He also showed off his glove in center with a great catch you can see here.

RHP Dakota Hawkins (1.74 ERA) 5 IP, 4 H, K, W
RHP Robert Stock (4.76 ERA) 2 IP, 2 K

Hawkins didn’t allow a run for the third consecutive appearance covering 12 2/3 innings.

Single-A

St. Lucie Mets (35-37) at Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (42-30)

Postponed

The game was postponed due to rain and will be made up at St. Lucie next month.

Florida Complex League

FCL Mets (15-24) 5, FCL Nationals (22-16) 6

Box Score

DH Bohan Adderley, 2-for-4, 2 R (.851 OPS)
1B Yeider Mindiola, 2-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB (.753 OPS)
C Yovanny Rodriguez, 1-for-2, 2 BB (.855 OPS)

Adderley extended his hitting streak to seven games and has been swinging a hot bat all month. The 19-year-old outfielder from the Bahamas is 19-for-57 in June with a home run and four doubles. He leads the team with 23 steals, which is tied for third in the league.