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...
Despite a Binghamton Rumble Ponies loss on Sunday, outfielder Alex Ramírez continues to impress as he recorded a three-hit day. Other performances of note on Sunday were from Luke Ritter, who homered in both ends of Syracuse’s doubleheader, and Nick Lorusso, who recorded three hits and walked off Brooklyn’s win with a home run. Overall, the Mets’ affiliates went 2-3 on Sunday,...
We’ve reached the hot corner in our 2024 New York Mets positional outlook, which is maybe the most complicated position on the Mets roster.
A look at the optimism, pessimism and realism of the 2024 Mets season
The New York Mets’ farm system ultimately had a far more intriguing 2023 season than fans could have predicted entering the year. With the disappointing play of the major league club and the subsequent deals at the trade deadline, it’s arguable that more eyes were on the team’s farmhands than on the major leaguers by the end of the season. Nowhere was this more evident than in Binghamton, where...
As the Mets head into the 2024 offseason, we take a look at what the second base depth chart looks like throughout the organization.
Each offseason, teams around the league need to make tough decisions in regards to which Rule 5 draft eligible players will be added to the 40-man roster to ensure they are not taken by another team. This is a lighter group than normal for first year Rule-5 eligibility because the group corresponds to the abbreviated 2020 MLB Draft class. There are, of course, more players in the minor league...
Ronny Mauricio. Photo by Richard Nelson Triple-A Columbus Clippers (53-63) 9, Syracuse Mets (48-68) 4 BOX SCORE 2B Ronny Mauricio: 1-for-5, R, HR (20), 2 RBIs (65), K (.823 OPS) 1B Luke Ritter: 1-for-4, R, HR (11), RBI (30), K (.790 OPS) LF Carlos Cortes: 2-for-4, K (.839 OPS) RF Brandon McIlwain: 1-for-3, RBI (8), BB, SB, 2 K (.863 OPS) DH Brett Baty: 1-for-5, K (1.158 OPS) The Syracuse offense...
Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs (50-45) 14, Syracuse Mets (40-56) 11 BOX SCORE 1B Luke Voit: 1-for-4, 2 R, HR (12), 3 RBIs (38), BB, 2 K (.969 OPS) 2B Luke Ritter: 1-for-4, 2 R, HR (8), 2 RBIs (21), BB, 3 K (.738 OPS) DH Carlos Cortes: 1-for-4, R, 2 RBIs (31), BB, 3 K (.759 OPS) CF Rafael Ortega: 1-for-4, R, 2 RBIs (15), BB, 2 K (.824 OPS) LF Ronny Mauricio: 1-for-4, R, BB, 2 K (.850 OPS) In one...
It is just past the halfway mark in minor league baseball which means several of the standings in the league are reset for the second half. Unfortunately, for the teams that make up the New York Mets’ system, there was not a lot of success in the first half. Only one of the squads in the higher levels – Single-A through Triple-A – finished with a record above .500 (Double-A...
Despite a woeful week from the major league club, the Mets had a lot to be happy about as far as minor league performances were concerned. Here are the biggest updates across the organization, including another outstanding week from Luke Ritter and a transformative outing from Dominic Hamel. Triple-A Syracuse The Syracuse Mets dropped three of five games at home against the Lehigh Valley...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Angels have purchased the contract of Daniel Murphy from the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League, Long Island’s general manager Michael Pflaff tweeted. The former Met retired following the 2020 season, but got off to a nice start for the Ducks this season, hitting .331/.410/.451 in 161 plate appearances. Additionally, the Ducks have activated Ruben Tejada...
