David Peterson made his second rehab start down in Port St Lucie, while top 30 prospect Brandon Sproat gave another phenomenal performance for Brooklyn as Mets affiliates won two out of four games on the night. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (16-13) 1, Rochester Red Wings (14-13) 10 BOX SCORE RF Carlos Cortes 2-for-4, R, RBI (5) (.984 OPS) 2B-P Yolmer Sánchez 2-for-3, R, SB (1) (.575 OPS) CF Luisangel...
New York Mets starter Tylor Megill began his road back to the major league club on Saturday with his first rehab appearance at Maimonides Park in Coney Island. Returning from his shoulder sprain, which has sidelined him for nearly a month, Megill threw two perfect innings, striking out the side twice for the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones. Triple-A Columbus Clippers (10-14) Syracuse Mets (12-11) PPD...
The Mets’ affiliates played just three games on Sunday, as Syracuse had a rainout. A day after each of the affiliates won, it was another successful day where two of the Mets’ three minor league teams won their games on Sunday. Only Binghamton couldn’t grab the win, losing by just one run. Two of the performances of note on Sunday were by a couple of the Mets’ top...
On Tuesday night, the Mets got strong starting pitching at every level of their system. From Christian Scott in Triple-A to Kade Morris in Class-A, Mets starters had great nights across the board. Mets affiliates went 3-1 on Tuesday, including a Syracuse victory that was highlighted by Mark Vientos’ first triple of the year. The Cyclones’ bats remained silent, but St. Lucie’s...
The 2023 season was a tale of two halves for the Brooklyn Cyclones. They finished as the worst team in their division in the first half of the year before posting the joint best record in their division in the second half of the year. It wasn’t enough to earn them a postseason berth, but the Cyclones enter the 2024 season with a strong roster and clear aspirations. Here is a look at how the...
The inaugural Spring Breakout event was a huge hit with fans and players alike on Friday at Clover Park. The Mets won the game 4-2 behind high-octane pitching and run-scoring hits from two players acquired at the trade deadline last year. Dom Hamel got the start on the mound for the Mets, and he showed off an exciting repertoire of pitches. He allowed one run in two innings and struck out two....
Ryan Clifford doubled in a run and three other prospects added run-scoring singles to help a team of New York Mets prospects to a 4-2 victory over Washington Nationals prospects at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The game was part of MLB’s inaugural Spring Breakout event, which is a series of 16 games that will feature minor-league stars from all 30 teams. A 1985 Mets promo would...
During the 2023 MLB draft the Mets selected a total of 23 players, including seven within the first four rounds. The Mets agreed to deals with their first 14 draft selections and 20 overall, with college pitchers Brady Kirtner and Christian Little, and prep pitcher Gavyn Jones choosing to forgo signing with the team. Most, but not all, of the draft choices who elected to sign made their brief...
The New York Mets finished the first half of the 2023 season 42-48, six games below .500. As such, tensions are high both in the clubhouse and among fans. In response to the team’s poor first half, Mets owner Steven Cohen met with the media in July. He expressed his frustrations with the team’s performance and also discussed the importance of what the Mets are doing in the farm system to...
When the Mets drafted Brandon Sproat with the 56th overall pick, onlookers immediately knew two things: 1). The Mets knew Sproat was going to sign this time around (nobody would be able to withstand the embarrassment of drafting but not signing him twice) and 2). The Mets really wanted Brandon Sproat in their organization. His stats don’t exactly jump off the page, but he did boast over 11...
On night one of the 2023 MLB Draft, the New York Mets were able to make two selections that they hope can have a bright future in their organization. With pick 32, the team went with shortstop Colin Houck out of Parkview High School in Georgia and Florida right-handed pitcher Brandon Sproat was chosen with the 56th pick. The Mets have a $8,440,400 bonus pool for the 2023 draft. The pick value...
With the 56th overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, the New York Mets have selected right-handed pitcher Brandon Sproat from the University of Florida. The pick has a slot value of $1.47 million. Sproat was previously drafted by the Mets at No. 90 overall in 2022, but Sproat chose to return to the University of Florida to pitch his senior year. The Mets got a pick in the third round as...
