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...
Wednesday night in the Mets organization, all four games were decided by one run, with the upper levels finding a way to secure victories. In Portland, Joander Suarez continued his strong start to the season for the Rumble Ponies. Meanwhile, Brooklyn’s top two hitters provided the bulk of the offense in Rome, and a Mets left-hander continued his rehab in St. Lucie. Check out more of the...
Pitching was the name of the game for the Mets’ minor league affiliates on Thursday. Jonah Tong turned in another scoreless outing in his first start for the Brooklyn Cyclones while Joander Suarez pitched a perfect 6 1/3 innings in relief of Tylor Megill for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. Offense was also aplenty on the day as both Syracuse and St. Lucie mashed their way to wins. Triple-A...
With April wrapping up, Syracuse, Binghamton, and Brooklyn enter May on a high note after winning their respective series this past week. Only St. Lucie drew a series loss, though all but one of their four losses was by two or fewer runs. The story of the season in the minor leagues has been pitching, and that was the case again this week. The Mets saw dominant pitching performances at all...
After tearing it up in St. Lucie, Mets prospect Jonah Tong has been promoted to High-A Brooklyn. The right-handed pitcher has been sensational in the Mets organization this season, posting a 0.00 ERA in Low-A ball with 36 strikeouts in 18 ⅔ innings of work. His 45.6 K-BB% ranks second amongst 267 qualified minor league pitchers. Hitters in St. Lucie hit an absurdly .115/.194/.180 off Tong. Tong...
The Mets’ affiliates as a whole struggled Thursday, though Jonah Tong and Tyler Stuart impressed with dominant performances on the mound in two of the best games of their respective professional careers up to this point. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (12-10) 1, Columbus Clippers (9-14) 9 BOX SCORE LF Ben Gamel 0-for-1, 3 BB, K (.918 OPS) DH Luke Ritter 0-for-4, 2 K (.830 OPS) 3B Mark Vientos...
Of the four Mets affiliates this past week, one won their series (St. Lucie), two split their series (Binghamton, Brooklyn), and one lost their series (Syracuse). Although there was just one series win among the four teams, there were many individual performances across the organization that lifted their teams up. Triple-A Syracuse The Syracuse Mets only played five games this past week due to a...
St. Lucie’s pitching mates Austin Troesser and Jonah Tong dominated the Tampa Tarpons in their combined two-hit effort as the Mets rolled. Troesser began the game striking out the side in the first two innings, lowering his season ERA to 1.54. Tong continued his impressive season with a relief outing in St. Lucie’s victory over the Tarpons. Tong has recorded 27 strikeouts in his 12...
The second week of the season was a success for the likes of Syracuse and Brooklyn, who won their series, but not so much for Binghamton and St. Lucie, who lost their series. There were several offensive players, such as Rylan Bannon and Alex Ramírez, who shined for their respective teams, but it was really a week dominated by the pitchers, as it was during the first week of the season. Blade...
St. Lucie’s (Single-A) Jonah Tong put up another double-digit strikeout performance, while Kevin Parada hit his first homer of the season as Double-A Binghamton splits their doubleheader. Weather continued to be an issue as another affiliate’s game was postponed. Triple-A Worcester Red Sox (4-8), Syracuse Mets (7-5) PPD The Syracuse Mets/Worcester Red Sox game was postponed due to...
The Mets’ minor league affiliates struggled on Sunday as each team lost. Among the highlights were Calvin Ziegler (High-A) and Jonah Tong (Low-A) pitching phenomenally, recording 20 strikeouts in 8 1/3 shutout innings between the two. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (4-4) 2, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (4-4) 7 Box Score DH Ben Gamel: 2-for-4, R, HR (2), RBI, 2K 3B Luke Ritter: 1-for-4, R, HR...
Editor’s note: This list was compiled by six Mets Minors writers/editors after they submitted their personal top 35 prospects in the Mets farm system. This list is different than the previously released Top 75 Mets prospects by MMO Editor-in-Chief Mike Mayer. The new baseball season is just around the corner, and spring training games have already begun in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Mets...
