The Syracuse Mets (75-70) are in the middle of their final series of the International League season as they took on the Charlotte Knights (67-76) on Wednesday. While the Mets ended up building a 6-2 lead by the end of the seventh inning, their bullpen allowed seven runs over the final three frames as they fell in 10 innings, 9-8. After Charlotte had built a 2-0 lead in the first two innings,...
Top prospects OF Drew Gilbert and 3B Jacob Reimer jumped to Low-A St Lucie as they continue their rehab stints, playing in their respective positions for six innings each. Coincidentally, both had injured their hamstring earlier in the year and are making their returns at the same time. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (57-34) 7, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders (48-42) 4 BOX SCORE RF Carlos Cortes:...
Luisangel Acuña’s home run on the game’s first pitch set the tone for Triple-A Syracuse during their thrilling extra-inning win over the Buffalo Bisons. Pablo Reyes (.901 OPS) launched a two-run shot in the eighth, and Carlos Cortes (.901 OPS) added two home runs, including a three-run shot in the 10th inning. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (50-29) 8, Buffalo Bisons (38-41) 5 In 10 Innings...
With Binghamton getting rained out on Wednesday, only four affiliates took the field, and only one of the four teams won. It included a player in Triple-A continuing his strong home run stretch, a Brooklyn pitcher reaching a career-high for strikeouts, and a catcher going up to the Florida Complex League from the Dominican Summer League. Find out who those players were below. Triple-A Syracuse...
Syracuse, powered by a solid, if brief, outing from Christian Scott and five home runs, took a win against the Buffalo Bisons. Jesus Baez hit a double in his first game for Brooklyn. Triple-A Buffalo Bisons (37-38) 2, Syracuse Mets (47-28) 10 BOX SCORE 2B Luisangel Acuña: 2-for-5, R, RBI (27), 2 K (.703 OPS) LF Luke Ritter: 1-for-5, R, HR (17), RBI (54), 2 K (.876 OPS) 3B Brett Baty: 1-for-4, R,...
Each offseason, teams around the league need to make tough decisions in regards to which Rule 5 draft eligible players will be added to the 40-man roster to ensure they are not taken by another team. This is a lighter group than normal for first year Rule-5 eligibility because the group corresponds to the abbreviated 2020 MLB Draft class. There are, of course, more players in the minor league...
In the minor league baseball season, players ride the rising and falling sea of promotion hopes and dreams. Carlos Cortes recently wiped out on the biggest wave of his 2023 season as he was nearly called up to the major leagues for the first time in last week’s wave of September call-ups. Representing solid outfield depth and consistent production, Cortes put up an attractive yet non-sexy...
The Binghamton Rumble Ponies carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning behind Joander Suarez’s first Double-A start and Drew Gilbert reached base three times in the game as Binghamton got closer to clinching a playoff spot. Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs 9, Syracuse Mets 8, 10 Innings Box Score DH Carlos Cortes 2-for-5, R, 2 K, .857 OPS CF Brandon McIlwain 0-for-3, 3 R, 2 BB, 2 K, .787...
Kevin Parada made his Double-A debut and batted third for Binghamton. Blade Tidwell tossed another scoreless outing. Ronny Mauricio continued his torrid stretch at the plate, swatting his 23rd homer of the year, and Carlos Cortes slugged two home runs. TRIPLE-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs (66-59) 9, Syracuse Mets (52-72) 8 BOX SCORE 2B Ronny Mauricio 3-for-5, 2 R, HR(23), 2 RBI(71), .860 OPS DH...
Triple-A Syracuse Mets (24-38) 13, Lehigh Valley IronPigs (32-29) 8 BOX SCORE RF DJ Stewart: 3-for-3, 3 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, .230/.368/.547 LF Carlos Cortes: 3-for-4, 3 R, 2B, HR, RBI, BB, .255/.341/.441 3B Nick Meyer: 2-for-5, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, K, .204/.301/.286 The Mets had a huge game offensively on Sunday afternoon: eight of their 13 hits went for extra bases, including four home runs, and...
Triple-A Louisville Bats (26-23) 6, Syracuse Mets (19-31) 4 in 10 innings BOX SCORE DH Carlos Cortes: 2-for-5, R, 2B, HR (3), 3 RBIs (15), K (.751 OPS) SS Luis Guillorme: 1-for-5, RBI (3) (.832 OPS) LF Danny Mendick: 2-for-4, 3B (.701 OPS) C Nick Meyer: 2-for-4, R, 2 K (.560 OPS) RF Jaylin Davis: 1-for-5, 2B, 3 K (.787 OPS) 2B Ronny Mauricio: 1-for-4, BB, CS, HBP (.963 OPS) The bulk of the...
Triple-A Game 1: Syracuse Mets (4-3) 2, Rochester Red Wings (1-5) 1 Box Score LF Carlos Cortes: 2-for-2, 1 run scored CF Lorenzo Cedrola: 1-for-2, HR (1), 2 RBIs (2) 3B Danny Mendick: 1-for-3, SB 1B Mark Vientos: 1-for-3 Despite the Syracuse offense only putting up five hits in this seven-inning game, Cedrola had the big two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth to put the Mets ahead. Joey...
