Playoff baseball is back. The High-A Brooklyn Cyclones will visit the Greensboro Grasshoppers Tuesday in Game 1 of the Division Series of the South Atlantic League playoffs. Meanwhile, the Low-A St. Lucie Mets will battle the Daytona Tortugas in Game 1 of the Florida State League Division Series. Both series are best of three. Brooklyn vs. Greensboro Channing Austin, 23, gets the 6:30 p.m. Game...
Francisco Alvarez sprained the UCL in his right thumb last month and suffered a small fracture in his left pinky finger when he was hit by a pitch last week. No matter. He hit a 405-foot grand slam Wednesday and caught a whole game for the second straight night (though he did allow a passed ball) in Triple-A Syracuse’s 10-2 win over Buffalo. The Mets are hopeful he can return to the big...
Joander Suarez pitched six innings of two hit ball in a Binghamton win, Brendan Girton struck out eight in a Brooklyn extra-inning loss, St. Lucie was held scoreless in their loss and Elian Peña was unstoppable, hitting three home runs in the DSL on Thursday. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (33-44) vs. Rochester Red Wings (27-47) POSTPONED The Syracuse Mets/Rochester Red Wings game was postponed and will...
The big story from the Mets minor leagues on Wednesday was the continued power outburst by top outfield prospect Drew Gilbert for Triple-A. The Brooklyn Cyclones squeaked out a victory behind five shutout innings by Saul Garcia. Read more about it in our roundup below. Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (76-56) 10, Syracuse Mets (71-61) 8 BOX SCORE CF Drew Gilbert: 2-for-5, 2 R, HR (7),...
