The Binghamton Rumble Ponies won their division series matchup against the Somerset Patriots, sweeping in two games to advance to the championship series against the Erie SeaWolves. Binghamton played the first game of the series on Monday and suffered a lopsided loss, so they need to win each of the next two games to claim the championship. One more loss will eliminate them. Triple-A The...
Another affiliate’s season has come to an end, with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies finishing 2024 on a high note. Not only did they win their series, but they received exemplary performances from Nolan McLean, who was named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week, and Ryan Clifford, whose OPS for the week was over 1.200. Syracuse is now the lone affiliate whose season is still ongoing, and they...
This past week marked the end of the season for the Brooklyn Cyclones and St. Lucie Mets. While both teams missed out on postseason play, Brooklyn finished the year at .500 while St. Lucie had a much rougher go of it. The season continues for Syracuse and Binghamton, who both lost their series this past week. Binghamton’s series loss was at no fault of Jonah Tong, who didn’t allow a...
2023 was somewhat of a magical season for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, who increased their win total by 21 from the year prior and made it to the Eastern League Champion Series. They didn’t win it all, but it was certainly a season to be proud of. Manager Reid Brignac is back for his third season at the helm, and he has plenty of exciting players to work with in 2024. Let’s preview...
Buttressed by late-season acquisitions, the 2023 Binghamton Rumble Ponies rode a 39-27 second-half record to advance to the Eastern League Championship Series. Though the Erie Seawolves cut their magical season short in the championship, the prospect-laden Binghamton squad made it a fun season to follow the squad. The trio of Drew Gilbert, Luisangel Acuña ,and Jeremiah Jackson jolted the...
The Binghamton Rumble Ponies season is over after a 10-0 defeat against the Erie SeaWolves in Game 2 of the Eastern League Championship Tuesday night at UPMC Park. Erie starter Brant Hurter pitched a gem to claim the Wolves’ first-ever League Championship title. The lefty hurler tossed seven scoreless innings to shut down the Ponies’ potent offense. He permitted three hits and three...
Andres Gimenez entered the 2019 season atop the Mets prospect list after a strong year both offensively and defensively in 2018. He had a .756 OPS overall that included 37 games at Double-A Binghamton to finish the season. The left-handed hitter was back in Binghamton to the start the 2019 season, as one of the youngest position players in the Eastern League and four years younger than the...
So far this season, the development and performance of Anthony Kay has been the story of the Mets minor league system. With him getting better control of his pitches which now have more movement since when he was drafted, Kay has been laying waste to the Eastern League. Through 11 starts for Binghamton, he is 6-3 with a 1.62 ERA, 0.918 WHIP, 3.1 BB/9, and a 9.0 K/9. He is second int the Eastern...
Syracuse (23-16) 12, Louisville (17-23) 3 Box Score CF Rajai Davis: 2-for-4, 3 Runs, RBI, BB, .298/.360/.442 RF Carlos Gomez: 1-for-3, Run, 3 RBI, .273/.329/.500 2B Dilson Herrera: 2-for-4, Run, 3 RBI, .258/.349/.527 The Syracuse offense just poured it on in this one. Hector Santiago (the pitcher), Dilson Herrera, Luis Guillorme, Rajai Davis, and Carlos Gomez all homered. Gomez left the game and...
The New York Mets announced they purchased the contract of infielder Phillip Evans from Triple-A Las Vegas. In the corresponding move to open up a 40-man roster spot, left-handed starter Steven Matz has been moved from the 10-day disabled list to the 60-day DL. Matz is out for the season after having ulnar nerve transposition surgery in late August. Original Post 10:20 a.m. According to the...
Every baseball team that reaches the playoffs hopes to have a pitching ace that anchors their post season effort, that gives them quality innings to get their championship push off the ground. The Binghamton Rumble Ponies got all that and more last night at NYSEG Stadium from ace right-hander Corey Oswalt. Oswalt, the Eastern League pitcher of the year, threw 7.0 brilliant innings allowing...
Shortstop Amed Rosario might be the most exciting position-player prospect the Mets have had in the last decade, writes writes Sam Dykstra of MLB Pipeline as they roll out their projections for rookies during the 21017 season. “The 21-year-old shortstop is coming off a season in which he made a huge offensive leap with a .324/.374/.459 line in 120 games between Class A Advanced St. Lucie...
