One of the Mets’ top pitching prospects the mound on Thursday while two affiliates were rained out on an uneven day for the farm system. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (6-5) 5, Worcester Red Sox (4-7) 4 BOX SCORE CF Ben Gamel 2-for-4, R, HR (3), 2 RBI (6), 0 BB, 2 K (1.190 OPS) 3B Rylan Bannon 2-for-4, R, 2 RBI (2), 0 BB, K (.788 OPS) 1B Mark Vientos 1-for-4, 2 K (.966 OPS) SS Luisangel Acuña...
With Opening Day just nine days away against the Milwaukee Brewers at Citi Field, the New York Mets are in the process of forming their roster for the beginning of the regular season. This evening, as the Mets are set to play a spring training game against the St. Louis Cardinals, the team made another round of cuts. For this round, these lists of players include: RHP Kyle Crick OF Ben Gamel RHP...
It is a busy day in Mets land as the organization with have two split-squad games happening simultaneously. Half the team will stay in Port St. Lucie against the Marlines while the other half with travel to West Palm Beach to face the Nationals. Each game will feature several important everyday players. Specifically, the Opening Day starter in José Quintana versus Miami and a pitcher who has...
Another day, another New York Mets (4-5) spring training game. On Sunday, at Clover Park, the Mets took on the Houston Astros for the third time this spring. In a rain-shortened affair, the Mets dropped their fourth-straight spring training game in a row, 5-2. The game was called in the top of the seventh inning due to rain. Of course, the main focus of spring training games is not the...
The Mets signed Ben Gamel, a 31-year-old journeyman outfielder who played six games for the Padres last season, to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training. Gamel has slashed .252/.332/.384/.716 for his eight-year career, and his best season was in 2017 with the Mariners when he hit 11 home runs in 550 plate appearances. The lefty broke into the majors with the Yankees in 2016 and...
