Good morning, Mets fans! Ronny Mauricio had a stellar night at the plate, yet a forgettable night in the field for the Tigres del Licey of the Dominican Winter League on Friday night. In just his second game since joining the team, Mauricio went 4-for-4 with a double, a triple, and 2 RBIs but also recorded three errors in the field playing third base. Mauricio appears to have picked right back...
Following a 2022 season in which the Syracuse Mets posted a disappointing 64-85 record, there was hope that they would be able to turn things around in 2023. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out that way. In fact, the team arguably experienced an even worse season in Dick Scott’s first year managing the club. Posting the second-worst record in the International League at 61-85, the...
Good morning, Mets fans! According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the pitch-clock rules that have been in effect for the 2023 regular season will remain the same for the playoffs. Passan reports that MLB’s owner-led executive council told the league’s competition committee that they would not propose any changes prior to the postseason despite players expressing hope for more time between...
With the calendar flipping to September, the Mets began a three-game series with the Mariners on Friday night. The first game of the series marked the official beginning of the youth movement in Queens as Brett Baty was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse along with Ronny Mauricio, who made his big league debut batting ninth and playing second base. The Mets’ bats were quiet early but the team...
Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (18-25) 1, Norfolk Tides (30-12) 0 – BOX SCORE DH Ronny Mauricio: 3-for-5, R, 2B (1.001 OPS) RF Jaylin Davis: 2-for-3, 2B, RBI (18), BB (.792 OPS) CF Lorenzo Cedrola: 2-for-4, SB (.807 OPS) SS Luis Guillorme: 1-for-4 (.500 OPS) The Mets were 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position, but they got the one run they needed in the top of the fifth on an RBI single by...
Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, Buck Showalter indicated that Ronny Mauricio could start to see more playing time at different defensive positions including first base, third base, and the outfield. This came on the same night that Mauricio started at second base for Triple-A Syracuse, the first game in his minor league career that he started at a position other than shortstop. If Mauricio...
The story of Friday night in the Mets farm system was an all too familiar one. Syracuse’s bats stayed hot as Brett Baty led the way again. He hit a grand slam and continued to show that he should be in the bigs on an everyday basis. Ronny Mauricio also continued to rake with another multi-hit day of his own, including three doubles and a late-game homer to stay ahead of Baty in the stat...
The New York Mets have made a series of roster moves, with highly-rated prospect Ronny Mauricio very much the headline-grabber. The Mets announced on Saturday that they have optioned both Mauricio and LHP Joey Lucchesi to Triple-A. The Mets have also reassigned OF Abraham Almonte and OF Jaylin Davis to minor league camp. Mets fans will no doubt be disappointed that Mauricio has been optioned to...
Mets prospects Brett Baty and Ronny Mauricio have been two of their best players so far his spring and that continued on Thursday in New York’s 6-4 loss in an exhibition with Team Venezuela. Mauricio had two hits in the game including a double and a run scored as the starting shortstop, a role he could play frequently with Francisco Lindor joining Team Puerto Rico for the World Baseball...
Carlos Carrasco took the mound in West Palm Beach, looking to improve after he had trouble with the pitch clock in his first spring outing. The Mets’ veteran had a better second start on Tuesday night, facing an Astros lineup that was missing starters that left for their respective WBC teams. Carrasco allowed a first-inning double to Alex Bregman but retired Jose Abreu and Zach Daniels to...
With spring training games in full swing, a few standout performers emerged for the Mets last week. Ronny Mauricio, one of the team’s top prospects, picked up right where he left off from winter ball while David Peterson earned his first start and turned in a pair of strong outings for New York. Hitter of the Week Ronny Mauricio turned heads last week with a pair of home runs to go with...
Through the Mets’ first six spring training games, Ronny Mauricio has been the talk of the town. In his first six at-bats, the Mets’ sixth-ranked prospect had launched two tape-measure home runs. Pinch-hitting in the ninth inning on Wednesday, Mauricio connected for his third home run in just seven at-bats in the Mets’ 8-4 win over the Miami Marlins. The home run, like the...
