Futures Game The only Met to appear in the SIRIUSXM Futures Game was right-handed pitcher Mike Vasil. Vasil only faced two batters in the bottom of the seventh inning surging the National League’s 5-0 win. While he walked Spencer Jones, he struck out Kyren Paris on three pitches. Triple-A Worcester Red Sox (45-40) 8, Syracuse Mets (35-49) 4 BOX SCORE LF Abraham Almonte: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 HR (4), 4...
Francisco Álvarez and Mark Vientos played in the 2022 MLB Futures Game at Dodger Stadium Saturday. Álvarez, the Mets’ No. 1 prospect and the No. 2 prospect in all of baseball, played in the game for the second straight season. He’s still just 20 years old. It was Vientos’ first time participating in the event. Both Mets prospects were named to the starting lineup. Álvarez...
The 2022 MLB Futures Game will commence at 7 p.m. Saturday evening at Dodger Stadium. Two Mets are slated to participate in the game, with 20-year-old phenom catcher Francisco Álvarez joined by third baseman Mark Vientos as a reserve. The Futures Game is an annual showcase of baseball’s top up-and-coming talent. The Mets are certainly no strangers to the event. Fans may remember that just...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets were rained out Friday, and will be made up as part of a split doubleheader. Game one will start at 2:20 p.m. ET, as Taijuan Walker will face off against former Met Marcus Stroman. Game two begins at 8:05 p.m. ET, where Max Scherzer will go against Drew Smyly. Saturday marks the 2022 MLB Futures Game at Dodger Stadium. The annual event showcases the future stars...
New York Mets’ number five prospect, Mark Vientos, has reportedly been selected to play in the 2022 Futures Game as a replacement. He will join Triple-A Syracuse teammate Francisco Álvarez in representing the Mets. Vientos, the Mets’ second round pick in 2017 (59th overall), is slashing .251/.337/.480, which is good for a comfortably above-average .826 OPS with Triple-A Syracuse. He has...
The 2018 Futures Game rosters were announced on Thursday afternoon. The 20th Futures Game will be played on July 15 at Nationals Park at 4:00 p.m. ET and can be seen on MLB Network. Two prospects from the New York Mets farm system will be playing in the game, shortstop Andres Gimenez and first baseman Peter Alonso, arguably the team’s No. 1 and No. 2 prospect respectively. Gimenez will...
The time has come. The New York Mets are promoting No. 1 prospect Amed Rosario to the major leagues. According to Mets general manager Sandy Alderson, the 21-year-old will debut Tuesday in Colorado after a tremendous season at Triple-A Las Vegas and added that Dominic Smith is not too far behind. Congratulations to my little brother @Amed_Rosario welcome to the Big Show… THE FUTURE IS NOW...
According to a report from Betsy Helfand of the Review Journal, top prospect Amed Rosario has been dealing with a stomach illness and has been hospitalized in Memphis. Earlier in the week, Mets general manager said that the reason Rosario had missed time was due to a bruised index finger, but it seems that the stomach issue is what the big problem is. However, Helfand said Rosario is feeling...
Amed Rosario had seen his highest ranking ever last week when Baseball Propectus’ Top 50 Midseason Prospects came out and placed him #15 among the elite talent in the minor leagues. Keith Law of ESPN released his Top 50 today with Rosario coming in at #13, a new high for the talented shortstop. Here is what Law had to say about Rosario: Rosario returned to high-A to start the year, spent...
The Futures Game is always a fun exhibition to watch, mainly because the competition is taken more seriously than that of the MLB All Star Game. These young prospects are on the biggest of stages, among former big league stars and Hall of Famers who participate in the events and serve as honor y coaches for the Futures Game. They’re playing at a Major League stadium, and act as the...
Las Vegas 51s second baseman Dilson Herrera and Binghamton Mets first baseman Dominic Smith have been selected to represent the Mets in the 2016 Futures Game in San Diego on July 10th. Smith will be playing on the U.S. roster while Herrera will be playing for Team World. Herrera, 22, has struggled of late dropping his slash line down to .278/.324/.474 for the season in 291 at bats. He does have...
Following his excellent rookie season, Noah Syndergaard reflected on his time with New York and hopes that he could be a Met for life. Syndergaard says that he loves pitching in New York and never wants to leave. “When I came here for the (2013) Futures Game we went to Times Square and I thought it was amazing. Being from a small-town I’d never seen anything like it and I wanted to come back,”...
