Mets first base prospect (No. 13 prospect) Cole Mathis hit a game-tying solo homer in the eighth inning on Sunday during the Surprise Saguaros’ 5-4 win over the Glendale Desert Dogs. (Box score) Mathis, whom the Mets acquired in June from the Cubs for David Peterson, went 1-for-4 and is 2-for-15 in four AFL games. The homer was his first since joining the organization. The 2024...
Peyton Prescott recorded five outs for the win, Cole Mathis went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a walk, and Bruin Agbayani made a pair of errors at second base Saturday in the Surprise Saguaros’ 9-3 victory over the Scottsdale Scorpions in an Arizona Fall League opener. A full box score can be referenced here. Prescott, in an opener role, allowed no runs on two hits, two walks, and struck out one...
The Mets are sending three position players to the Arizona Fall League, which starts play on Saturday and runs through Nov. 14. The AFL is a six-team league made up of minor leaguers from the 30 MLB teams. The Mets will join prospects from the Guardians, Phillies, Rangers and Royals to form the AFL’s Surprise Saguaros. New York will also send five pitchers, which MMO will cover in a...
The Arizona Fall League begins on Saturday October 3, and the New York Mets have a strong cohort of players attending. Teams will use the Arizona Fall League for a number of reasons. From getting players who spent most of the year on the injured list more work, to getting a look at potential 40-man adds, and even giving players more run to work through late season mechanical changes. Here are...
Sunday marked a milestone in Arizona Fall League play with the AFL Fall Stars Game. Met prospects Nick Morabito and Chris Suero were named to the NL Fall Stars Team. The duo is part of the Scottsdale Scorpions, the Mets’ AFL affiliate, and MLB.com ranks Suero as New York’s 15th-best prospect and Morabito as its 16th-best. Morabito went 0-for-3 in Sunday night’s festivities,...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Dodgers defeated the Blue Jays 3-1 in Game 6 of the World Series, forcing a winner-take-all Game 7. The Blue Jays had a chance to tie or win with runners on second and third and no outs in the ninth inning, but Tyler Glasnow relieved Roki Sasaki and didn’t let a run across. Game 7, the first in a World Series since 2019 between the Nationals and Astros, will...
Good morning, Mets fans! Best two words in sports: Game 7. Addison Barger homered and drove in three runs and rookie Trey Yesavage induced three inning-ending double plays in Toronto’s 6-2 victory over the Mariners in Game 6 of the ALCS. The home team has won 11 of 13 games this postseason when facing elimination. Game 7 is Monday at 8:08 p.m. ET on FOX and FS1. The Mariners will be trying...
The New York Mets have a number of prospects playing in the Arizona Fall League (AFL) for the Scottsdale Scorpions. The two Mets prospects who have been performing the best thus far are catcher Chris Suero and center fielder Nick Morabito. The Scorpions had two big games back to back offensively. On Friday, they scored 11 runs in a shutout where Morabito and Suero each had two hits. Then, on...
Mets prospect Chris Suero went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs on Wednesday in the Scottsdale Scorpions’ 12-9 loss to the Salt River Rafters in Arizona Fall League play. Three Met minor-league pitchers also appeared in the game, including Bryce Jenkins, who served up a go-ahead grand slam in the ninth inning. (Box score) Suero, ranked 14th in MMO’s August top 50 prospect...
The Mets sent seven prospects to the desert for the 2025 Arizona Fall League, and on Wednesday, five of them appeared in a game for the Scottsdale Scorpions. D’Andre Smith played left field and batted ninth, providing his usual spark. The 24-year-old went 1-for-4 at the plate with a run scored and a stolen base. He was also hit by a pitch following a hard-fought, eight-pitch at-bat. Smith,...
Good morning, Mets fans! Rumor has it the Blue Jays won’t score today. Arizona Fall League play begins Monday and the Mets have seven players on the Scottsdale Scorpions, who host Peoria at 9:30 p.m. ET. MMO’s Jorge Eckardt wrote up an AFL preview last week. Catcher Chris Suero and outfielders Nick Morabito and D’Andre Smith are the biggest Met names on the team. The 30-game...
The 2025 edition of the Arizona Fall League will begin on October 6, and the Mets are sending seven prospects to compete. Of the seven, the three position players—Chris Suero, Nick Morabito and D’Andre Smith—are the most interesting. Suero enjoyed somewhat of a breakout 2025, hitting 16 home runs and 33 extra-base hits overall with a .786 OPS across High-A and Double-A. He can draw walks...
