Wednesday in the Mets organization was a great day for some of the 2023 MLB Draft picks on the mound as Brandon Sproat and Kade Morris put up strong outings that kept the opposing team off the scoreboard. Meanwhile, one of St. Lucie’s hitters continued an early-season hitting streak, and a top international signing from 2022 continued his early-season breakout. Check out what else happened...
David Peterson was outstanding in his rehab start for the Rumble Ponies and Syracuse won the game behind three Mike Brosseau home runs. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (22-15) 8, Iowa Cubs (19-20) 7 BOX SCORE SS Luisangel Acuña 1-for-5, R, K (.622 OPS) RF Ben Gamel 2-for-4, R, BB (1.043 OPS) 3B Luke Ritter 1-for-4, 2 RBI (20), 3 K (.872 OPS) 1B Mike Brosseau 3-for-3, 3 R, 3 HR (3), 3 RBI (9), SB (1), BB...
Brandon Sproat was impressive yet again in his longest outing of the year for the Brooklyn Cyclones, allowing just one earned run and striking out eight batters as the Mets’ minor league affiliates on the whole largely continue to shine on the mound. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (19-14) 9, Lehigh Valley IronPigs (12-20) 2 BOX SCORE CF Ben Gamel 2-for-4, 2 2B, 2 R, BB, K (1.081 OPS) LF Carlos...
No. 11 Colin Houck, SS/3B B/T: R/R Age: 19 (9/30/2004) Height: 6’2 Weight: 190 lbs Acquired: 1st round of 2023 Draft from Parkview HS (Lilburn, GA) Previous Rank: 2023 Stats (FCL Mets): 9 G, .241 BA, .699 OPS, 1 3B, 4 RBI, 6 R, 7 BB Colin Houck was the Mets’ lone first-round pick of the 2023 Draft, selected 32nd overall given the Mets’ draft position penalty for exceeding the luxury tax. Houck...
Wednesday was not a winning day in the Mets organization, as the four affiliates combined to go 1-4 in the five games that were played, scoring a combined 15 runs. That said, some of the top 2023 picks (Nolan McLean and Colin Houck) had strong games at the plate, and St. Lucie’s starter reached a career-high in strikeouts. Check out more on what else happened in the organization. Triple-A...
The Syracuse Mets pitching staff combined to throw a one-hitter on Wednesday, and J.D. Martinez had two hits and drove in two runs. Binghamton won behind the long ball, and Brooklyn walked 11 times in their blowout win. Right-hander Douglas Orellana tossed five perfect innings of relief for Brooklyn. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (12-9) 4, Columbus Clippers (8-14) 0 BOX SCORE DH J.D. Martinez: 2-for-4,...
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...
Friday night was Opening Day for three of the New York Mets full-season affiliates. The Low-A St. Lucie Mets were the only team to come away with a victory. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (2-3) 4, Scranton/Wilkes Barre RailRiders (3-2) 8 BOX SCORE LF Ben Gamel: 3-for-3, 2 R, HR(1), 2 RBI, BB CF Drew Gilbert: 2-for-4, BB, K C Austin Allen: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, HR (1) 3B Mark Vientos: 1-for-5, 2 K SS Luisangel...
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 FCL Mets had a great regular season as they finished with the best win percentage in the league (32-18, .640). However, their season came to an abrupt end on Thursday when they lost in the FCL semifinals to the Braves, 7-1 at Clover Park. It was rough day for the defense as the team made five errors, which resulted in only three of the seven runs being earned. Even though the team look the...
Late on Thursday evening, MLB Pipeline updated their top-100 prospect rankings and team-specific top-30 lists. This following Baseball America’s update earlier in the day. In the most recent edition of Pipeline’s rankings, the New York Mets have five prospects. This is the third most of any team in the league, only the Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates, each with six, have...
Triple-A Worcester Red Sox (58-48) 6, Syracuse Mets (43-62) 3 In 10 Innings BOX SCORE 2B Luke Ritter: 2-for-5, 2B, RBI (25), K (.783 OPS) DH Carlos Cortes: 2-for-4, BB, K (.812 OPS) LF Ronny Mauricio: 1-for-5, RBI (58), 2 SB, K (.818 OPS) CF Brandon McIlwain: 1-for-2, 2 BB (.944 OPS) Before extra innings, the Mets scored their lone two runs on non-base hits. However, they got a pair of...
