After today’s contest, the Mets have optioned RHP Corey Oswalt to their alternate training site at MCU Park in Brooklyn. A corresponding move has yet to be announced. Oswalt had the unfortunate duty of soaking up four frames of work after Rick Porcello’s abbreviated debut. In his four innings, he was drubbed to the tune of seven hits, five runs, and three home runs. This was...
Speaking to reporters on Friday, Mets General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen said he could not provide an update on the groups involved in the bidding process for the sale of the team, in part because it is not a topic that has come across his desk. “Truthfully, it’s not a process I’m involved in,” Van Wagenen said. “For me and the baseball operations department, it...
The New York Mets announced on Tuesday that Matt Harvey will make his second rehab start for the Brooklyn Cyclones on Wednesday. Harvey, 28, pitched for the Cyclones against the Hudson Valley Renegades last week and tossed one inning on 18 pitches. His fastball clocked in the low 90s. The right-hander is working his way back from a stress fracture in his right shoulder. While being examined,...
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – MCU Park in Coney Island had the feel of Miller Park in Milwaukee circa July, 2002. That’s because this year’s 10th annual New York-Penn League (NYPL) All-Star Game finished in a 1-1 tie – just like the 2002 MLB Midsummer’s Classic. Six Brooklyn Cyclones played Tuesday night in the All-Star Game, representing the South team. It was the second time the Cyclones hosted the...
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – It was a long night of baseball Wednesday at MCU Park in Coney Island, but the Brooklyn Cyclones emerged in a better position than when the night started. The Cyclones (31-28) split a seven-inning doubleheader against the Lowell Spinners, the Single-A short season affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, both by a score of 3-2. A walkoff single by Jhoan Ureña in extra innings of the...
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Thursday night at MCU Park in Coney Island was Irish Heritage Night. But unfortunately for the Brooklyn Cyclones, the “luck of the Irish” was nowhere to be found. The Cyclones (24-23) dropped a 14-3 contest to the Auburn Doubledays, the Single-A short season affiliate of the Washington Nationals. Brooklyn had won five straight games before the loss. Cyclones’ starter Octavio...
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Talk about a complete 360-degree turnaround. Just one night after an embarrassing loss, the Brooklyn Cyclones (3-2) excelled in all facets of the game Tuesday night at MCU Park in Coney Island, as they notched a 5-1 victory over the Hudson Valley Renegades, the Single-A short season affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. San Diego native Corey Oswalt made his first start for Brooklyn,...
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – It’s never a good sign when a baseball team has more errors than runs scored. That was the case Monday night for the Brooklyn Cyclones (2-2), who dropped a 7-2 contest to the Staten Island Yankees at MCU Park in Coney Island – which evened the opening four-game series at two games apiece. The Cyclones committed four errors and only managed two runs in the loss. In addition to...
I hope you all enjoyed my coverage of the Brooklyn Cyclones this summer. I certainly did! It was great to meet and interact with many of the team’s recent draft picks to see what’s in store for the future. And of course, Rich Donnelly is an awesome baseball mind, so it was great to hear his perspective each night. Below is a Q&A between myself and the MMO staff discussing the...
Normally, the lower levels on the minor leagues serve the purpose of developing young players fresh out of the June MLB draft and to get them accustomed to life in professional baseball. But for the Brooklyn Cyclones, making the playoffs has basically been a perennial feat. However, the 2013 summer short season ended without a postseason berth for the Cyclones for just the fourth time in the...
The bronze statue outside of MCU Park, of legendary Brooklyn baseball icons Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese has been vandalized. The home of the Brooklyn Cyclones, where this historic statue stood, was vandalized with swastikas and other racial slurs on Tuesday night, according to 1010 WINS AM radio. The disturbing discovery was made by team officials when they arrived to work on Wednesday...
The Brooklyn Cyclones attempted to sweep their first series of the year Monday evening, but after a one-hour and 20-minute rain delay, the Cyclones dropped a 2-0 contest to the Batavia Muckdogs – the Single-A short season affiliate of the Miami Marlins. For the game, the Cyclones (15-19) only managed two hits – both by left fielder Jared King. King extended his hitting streak to seven games and...
