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Minors Weekly Report: Santucci, Chirinos Dominate

A couple of Mets pitching prospects had great weeks. Jonathan Santucci, one of the organization’s top arms, allowed just two runs in 9 2/3 innings across two starts. Jose Chirinos, not as highly touted as other pitchers in the Mets organization like Jack Wenninger and Santucci, also pitched well. His latest dominant outing for the St. Lucie Mets not only helped St. Lucie earn a series win,...

Mets Minors Recap: Jorge Polanco Homers in Second Rehab Game

Jorge Polanco hit a three-run homer and walked twice in Double-A Binghamton’s 5-4 victory Friday over Portland. The 32-year-old was making his second rehab start since going on the injured list in April with Achilles bursitis and a wrist issue. David Stearns said he will play again on Saturday and get Sunday off. He could return to the Mets during their next road trip, which starts Monday...

Mets Minors Recap: Zach Thornton Solid In Triple-A Debut

The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (Double-A) were rained out on Sunday afternoon, but the remaining games on the slate took place across the New York Mets’ organizational farm system. Top-30 prospect Zach Thornton made his Triple-A debut with the Syracuse Mets, providing a solid six innings of work. Starting pitching was solid up and down the system on Sunday, with Jose Chirinos turning in an...

Mets Minor League Players of the Month: April 2026

Can you believe the baseball season is already a month in? That means only one thing; time for the Mets minor league players of the month. Triple-A: Syracuse Mets Hitter of the Month: Cristian Pache Statistics: 23 G, .309/.349/.494/.843, 2 HR, 5 2B, 2 3B, 11 RBI, 5 BB, 23 SO Can A.J. Ewing be the Triple-A player of the month with just three games played? For this exercise we opted to go with...

Mets Minors Recap: Jonah Tong Turns In Dominant Outing For Syracuse

The New York Mets’ farm system had an incredibly wild day on Saturday, with a blown late lead, a one-hitter, a suspended game, and a bizarre one in St. Lucie. The performance of the day goes to Brooklyn Cyclones’ (High-A) starter Channing Austin, who went 5 2/3 scoreless with just one hit and seven strikeouts. The 24-year-old is putting his name on some radars early this season, and...

Four Mets Minor League Hitters Off To A Hot Start In 2026

It may have not been the start the New York Mets wanted, but there still has been some good elsewhere in the organization. Below are some of the organization’s prospects who have gotten off to a strong start in 2026. A.J. Ewing (Double-A) A.J. Ewing is out to a phenomenal start for Double-A Binghamton. Entering the season Ewing was Metsmerized’s No. 4 prospect, and he is showing...

Minor League Players of the Month: Reimer, Gordon, and Watson Heat Up

It’s time for 2025’s final installment of the Mets’ minor league players of the month. Both the Florida Complex League Mets and Dominican Summer League Mets only played a handful of games in August, so there’s not enough of a sample size to really name players of the month. However, the end-of-the-season top international free agent signee Elian Peña had needs to be...

Minors Weekly Report: Elian Peña Finishes First Pro Season

With the Dominican Summer League coming to an end this past week, top international prospect Elian Peña is officially done with his first professional season. His season started in the worst way imaginable, going 0-for-26, but he rebounded in a huge way. His final numbers were outstanding, as he finished with a slash of .292/.421/.528/.949 with nine home runs, 33 RBIs, and 21 stolen bases. The...

Mets Minors Recap: Speed Demon A.J. Ewing Strikes Again

Jett Williams stole his first Triple-A base of the 2025 season, and A.J. Ewing stole three bases in a Binghamton win to bring his 2025 total to 65 stolen bases across three levels. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (64-62) 9, Indianapolis Indians (73-52) 12 BOX SCORE 2B Jett Williams – 1-for-3, 1 R, SB (1), 2 BB (.591 OPS) RF Luke Ritter – 1-for-4, 1 R, HR (8), 1 RBI (33), 2 K (.688 OPS) LF Jared Young...

Mets Minors Recap: Reimer Stays Hot, Goes Deep

Jacob Reimer hit his seventh home run of the season in a Binghamton win, Luisangel Acuña was injured on a collision at first base in a Syracuse loss, John Bay notched four hits in a St. Lucie extra-innings loss, and Franklin Gomez struck out seven, but the Cyclones still lost. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (62-60) 0, Indianapolis Indians (71-50) 6 BOX SCORE SS Jett Williams – 0-for-4, 1 K (.732...

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