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Mets Minors Recap: Billy Amick Continues Power Surge

Billy Amick hit his eighth home run in a Syracuse loss and the Binghamton season ended with a rainout. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (76-67) 5 vs. St. Paul Saints (79-64) 6 BOX SCORE LF Ryan Clifford – 1-for-3, 3B, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K (.630 OPS) 2B Émilien Pitre – 0-for-3, 1 BB, 1 K (.777 OPS) CF D’Andre Smith – 0-for-3, 1 BB, 1 K (.930 OPS) DH Billy Amick -1-for-4, R, HR (8), 1 RBI...

Morning Briefing: Alonso Comes to Back Queens Sitting on 299 Homers

Good morning, Mets fans! If I were there, I would cheer the Polar Bear. Standing ovations greeted Mike Piazza and Darryl Strawberry when the sluggers returned to Queens as visitors. Piazza the Padre went 1-for-4 with a single on Aug. 8, 2006. (The next night he homered twice off of Pedro Martinez.) Darryl the Dodger homered off of Frank Viola on May 7, 1991. Carlos Beltran earned mostly cheers...

Mets Minors Recap: Melendez Homers Twice In Back-To-Back Nights

MJ Melendez is doing his part to keep Triple-A Syracuse’s playoff hopes alive. He homered twice for the second game in a row Saturday night in a 9-7 win over St. Paul that kept the Mets 1 1/2 games out of a playoff spot with seven games left. Melendez is 16-for-38 (.421 batting average) in September with five homers, four doubles and 11 RBIs. Rochester is in first place in the second-half...

Mets Minors Recap: Syracuse Win Tightens Playoff Race

MJ Melendez homered twice in the first two innings to help lift Triple-A Syracuse to a 10-4 win over St. Paul Friday, pulling them within one and half games of a playoff spot with eight games left. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Rochester are tied for first, Indianapolis is one game back, and then Syracuse sits in fourth in the second-half standings. In the Triple-A playoffs, the winner of the first...

Diving Into the Contact Numbers of Billy Amick

Billy Amick hits bombs. You’ve surely seen them all over social media. Every single time he hits one, it’s there. Acquired at the trade deadline for A.J. Minter, Amick’s had a loud start to his Mets career. He hit seven homers in 12 games for Double-A Binghamton before his promotion, and has hit five homers in 12 games for Triple-A Syracuse since. But Amick also strikes out a...

Minors Weekly Report: Syracuse Receives Pair of Dominant Pitching Efforts

The Syracuse Mets had two dominant pitching efforts this past week. One was a combined no-hitter with the help of six pitchers, while the other was a near no-hitter in a dominant start from Jonah Tong. The Mets have been strong in the second half, particularly because of their pitching, and are fighting for a spot in the postseason. Find the latest stats and news across the Mets minor leagues in...

What Is The Development List?

Former top-100 prospect Ryan Clifford, who the New York Mets acquired from the Houston Astros as part of the Justin Verlander trade in 2023 was placed on the development list on August 19. It is easy to sound the alarms, but this is not necessarily a full reason to panic. Obviously, if everything was going well Clifford would not have been put on this list. On the season Clifford is slashing...

Mets Minors Recap: Amick Surpasses 100 RBI Mark

First baseman Billy Amick’s two-run single in Triple-A Syracuse’s 6-4 loss to Lehigh Valley on Friday gave him 101 RBIs for the season combined between Triple-A and Double-A Binghamton and Knoxville. The 23-year-old, acquired along with infielder Bruin Agbayani in a trade with the Twins for A.J. Minter, is 6-for-30 with three homers since his promotion to Syracuse. Amick, who came in...

Mets Minors Recap: Amick Homers Twice In Win For Syracuse

Billy Amick left the yard twice on Wednesday as he tries to find his footing at the Triple-A level. Émilien Pitre continues to put the bat on the baseball; his contact tool has shined at every destination thus far. Trey Snyder has found a groove for Brooklyn; he’s batting over .400 over his last seven games. Triple-A Syracuse (65-62) 7, Lehigh Valley (61-65) 1 Box Score 2B Émilien Pitre:...

Mets Minors Recap: Billy Amick Hits First Triple-A Homer

Billy Amick hit his first Triple-A home run in a Syracuse victory, Kevin Parada continued his hot August in a Binghamton loss, John Smith III hit his first Brooklyn homer in their loss and Boston Baro had a hit in his rehab assignment in a St. Lucie loss. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (61-61) 5, Worcester Red Sox (63-55) 0 Box Score LF Nick Morabito – 1-for-4, 1 R, SB (4), 1 BB (.748 OPS) 3B...

Minors Weekly Report: Binghamton Scores 50 Runs

The Binghamton Rumble Ponies have had a generally poor season. However, they’ve been playing much better lately after the influx of talent the Mets received at the trade deadline. Many of those players have been contributors for the Rumble Ponies, including this past week, when Binghamton handily won their series five games to one, scoring 50 runs in the process. Find the latest stats and...

Elian Peña, Billy Amick, Émilien Pitre Among Five Promoted

Elian Peña will be the youngest player in High-A after earning a promotion. Newly acquired Billy Amick’s seven home runs in 12 games at Double-A Binghamton were enough to send him to the next level. Christopher Morel will be back in the majors again after mashing at Triple-A Syracuse. The Mets handed out five promotions over the last two days. Émilien Pitre advanced to Triple-A Syracuse...

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