The Syracuse Mets had a really solid week against the Worcester Red Sox, going 5-1 in their six-game series. It was total domination, with Syracuse outscoring Worcester 26-13 across six games, including three shutouts from Mets pitching. The Mets are now 26-24 in the second half of the season and 64-61 overall. Find the latest stats and news across the Mets minor leagues in the Minors Weekly...
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...
Mitch Voit broke out massively in his first taste of Double-A ball. In his first six games at the level following his promotion, Voit went 11-for-22 with four doubles, a triple and a home run. He also walked five times compared to just three strikeouts and stole three bases without getting caught. Voit had a .745 OPS in High-A, and that number has been improved to .798 after just one week in...
There’s no hotter hitter in the Mets’ system, and perhaps all of the minor leagues, than 2024 first-round pick and Binghamton Rumble Ponies outfielder Carson Benge. Benge has been everything the Mets could have hoped for and more in his development. In his latest week at the Double-A level, Benge went 9-for-20 with three home runs, a triple, and five RBIs while stealing a base and...
Ryan Clifford had an explosive week for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, totaling four home runs and 12 RBIs while batting 12-for-23. He walked a whopping eight times and scored an even crazier 11 runs. Clifford’s OPS has jumped significantly to .864, and he raised his home run total from 17 to 21. He is the first player in the Mets minor leagues this season to cross the 20-home run...
Each of the Mets’ full-season minor league affiliates played just a three-game series this past week due to the All-Star break. Brandon Sproat looked extremely sharp in his start against Norfolk, tossing five scoreless innings with nine strikeouts. He allowed just one hit and one walk. Sproat has now thrown 23 innings in his last four starts and has not allowed a single run in that span....
Francisco Alvarez struggled mightily in his time with the major league club this year, but that is not the case in Triple-A Syracuse. This past week, Alvarez crushed four homers and 10 RBIs in just six games, reaching a total of eight home runs in just 64 at-bats since being sent down. His play helped secure the Syracuse Mets a series win in the final series before the All-Star break....
Drew Gilbert had a scorching week at the plate for the Syracuse Mets, going 6-for-17 with three home runs and six RBIs. He also stole a base. Gilbert has been disappointing this year, owning a .746 OPS for the season in an offense-happy league, but he had arguably his best week yet and has a .930 OPS in his last 20 games. Gilbert was the best among several great individual performances in the...
Top international prospect Elian Peña had a monster week at the plate for the Mets Orange squad in the Domincan Summer League. Peña went 5-for-11 in four games with three home runs, eight RBIs, five walks, and seven runs. All three of his home runs occurred in the same game. After a dreadful start to his pro career, the highly touted prospect now owns a .744 OPS. Across the rest of the farm,...
Congratulations are in order for Mets 2024 first-round pick Carson Benge, who received a promotion to Double-A Binghamton following a sustained stretch of great play since the beginning of the season. Joining Benge in earning a promotion are Jacob Reimer, who will go with Benge to Binghamton, and Colin Houck, whose spectacular recent play earned him a promotion to High-A Brooklyn. Relievers Luis...
Jonah Tong remained unhittable this week—literally. Over five innings in his start for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, Tong didn’t allow a hit, walked three, and struck out 11 batters. There aren’t enough words to describe just how impressive Tong has been. Over 10 starts for Binghamton, he owns a 2.02 ERA with 83 strikeouts in 49 innings. In other Mets minor league news, the...
The Mets’ four full-season minor league affiliates experienced tremendous success this past week, combining for a 21-2 record. Three of these four affiliates now sit in first place in their respective divisions, with Binghamton and Brooklyn especially playing at an extremely high level. Triple-A The Syracuse Mets went 5-1 against the Iowa Cubs, winning a lot of close games but also...
