Tag: Felipe De La Cruz

The Mets Have As Much Pitching Depth As They Ever Have

It’s an exciting time down on the farm for the New York Mets. The organization is loaded with pitching talent on every single level of the minor leagues. From Nolan McLean at Triple-A to Jose Chirinos, who recently got promoted from the Florida Complex League, and every level in between, there is pitching talent with tantalizing potential throughout the organization. The Stable The...

Lefty Reliever Help on the Way for Mets?

Unless you follow the minors league closely, Dedniel Núñez showed up out of nowhere last year in the New York Mets bullpen, and he was a key cog in their 2024 success. With the Mets bullpen going through its roughest part of the 2025 season after facing season-long injuries to both of their lefty relievers–A.J. Minter and Danny Young– they could use an out-of-nowhere arm to help out....

Minors Weekly Report: Felipe De La Cruz Shines in Triple-A Debut

Multiple Mets minor leaguers received accolades this week for their play, whether it was for the month of April or just for the most recent series. One of those players, Felipe De La Cruz, was named International League Pitcher of the Week. A relatively overlooked lefty pitching prospect who had an ERA above 4.00 for High-A Brooklyn last year, De La Cruz shined by tossing six scoreless innings...

Mets Prospects Rack Up Accolades

The Mets’ organization announced Monday that four prospects earned weekly or monthly accolades. Felipe De La Cruz, Zach Thornton, Jacob Reimer and A.J. Ewing excelled this past week and in April, earning deserved recognition. Felipe De La Cruz is the International League Pitcher of the Week (AAA) after going six innings of scoreless ball while striking out nine. The 23-year-old southpaw...

Mets Minors Recap: De La Cruz, McLean Fire Six Shutout Innings

A pair of starters each threw six shutout innings Friday night. Lefty Felipe De La Cruz did it in his Triple-A Syracuse debut in a 6-3 victory over Scranton/Wilkes Barre and righty Nolan McLean pulled it off for Double-A Binghamton in a 4-1 win in the first game of a doubleheader against Erie. Paul Blackburn gave up two runs on four hits and struck out six over three innings in his second...

Mets Minors Recap: Jett Williams Returns to Action

On Wednesday, the Mets affiliates combined for a 1-3 record with a walk-off, sparing the organization from a winless day. However, the Mets, in the big picture, saw one of their top prospects return to the field for the first time since April. Find out which team had the walk-off and how that top prospect did with our roundup below. Triple-A Durham Bulls (58-64) 11, Syracuse Mets (66-54) 6 BOX...

Mets Minors: Nolan McLean Shuts Down Sea Dogs

It was not a great day on the farm for the Mets organization on Wednesday. The four teams combined for a 1-3 record with no team scoring more than five runs. A Syracuse infielder continued his good Triple-A season with another home run. Meanwhile, Binghamton’s starter had one of his longest outings of the year. Check out more about these games in our roundup below. Triple-A Rochester Red...

Mets Minors Recap: Rylan Bannon Homers for Syracuse

It was a winless Wednesday in the Mets organization. Only four of six scheduled games were played as St. Lucie and the Florida Complex League had games rained out. In the other four games, the affiliates combined for 13 runs.  However, there were some good performances, including one from the starter out in Syracuse. Read more about them below. Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs (28-35) 5, Syracuse...

Mets Minors Weekly Report: Luisangel Acuña Rakes for Syracuse

Each of the Mets’ affiliates won their series this week except for the St. Lucie Mets, a story that has been far too common this year. Despite St. Lucie’s struggles, it’s been great to see excellent performances both team-wide and individually out of Syracuse, Binghamton, and Brooklyn. This past week, Nick Lorusso and Felipe De La Cruz were brilliant for the Brooklyn Cyclones,...

Luisangel Acuña Stays Hot With Four Hit Game

The Syracuse Mets and Brooklyn Cyclones had contributions from up and down their lineups in their victories on Saturday. Luisangel Acuña collected his first four-hit game of the season for Syracuse and increased his on-base streak to ten games. Stanley Consuegra homered for the second consecutive day over in Coney Island.  Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (32-18) 6, Syracuse Mets...

2023 Brooklyn Cyclones Season Recap: Pitching Rules The Year

The Brooklyn Cyclones (66-65) came very close to postseason baseball in 2023 in the South Atlantic League. Although they ended up falling one win short of a postseason berth, Chris Newell’s squad still produced a lot of fun moments at Coney Island this past year. In the first half, Brooklyn had the worst record of any team in the North division (28-37), and they had a -15 run differential. If...

Mets Minors Recap: Luisangel Acuña Hits First Home Runs In Mets Organization

The Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies won big on Wednesday thanks to two home runs from Luisangel Acuña and one each from Kevin Parada and Jeremiah Jackson. Binghamton has a six-game lead over Portland and Reading for a playoff spot. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (54-77) 7, Rochester Red Wings (60-71) 6 In 10 Innings BOX SCORE 1B Daniel Palka: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2 HR (17), 2 RBIs (55) (.774 OPS) LF Carlos...

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