Tag: Minor League Baseball

Tyler Stuart, Agustin Ruiz Win Weekly Awards in Binghamton

The New York Mets have a few individuals who are thriving for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in Double-A. Tyler Stuart was named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week on Monday after his sensational performance against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Double-A affiliate for the Toronto Blue Jays) on Wednesday. The right-hander threw six scoreless innings with six strikeouts while only allowing two...

Mets Minors Recap: Ryan Clifford Homers in System Debut

Triple-A: Worcester 17, Syracuse 9, Box Score LF Carlos Cortes 5-for-5, HR (8th), 2 RBI, 2 R, .802 OPS C Tomás Nido 1-for-4, HR (4th), 2 RBI, .798 OPS 1B José Peraza 3-for-5, HR (2nd), RBI, 2 R, 2B, .703 OPS CF Brandon McIlwain 2-for-5, HR (8th overall), 2 R LF Joe Suozzi 2-for-3, HR (4th overall), 3 RBI, BB The Mets had 17 hits, including seven extra-base hits, but still lost the game. Nido has...

MMO Exclusive: One-On-One With Jett Williams

Growing up, Jett Williams heard the detractors who questioned his abilities on the baseball field due to his height. Instead of letting that define him, Williams, who’s listed at five-foot-eight, used that as motivation to prove them wrong. Selected by the New York Mets in the first round of the 2022 Draft (14th overall) out of Rockwall-Heath High School in Heath, Texas, Williams has gotten off...

Mets Minors Recap: Jett Williams Homers

Mets top-five prospect Jett Williams homered in his last game with the St. Lucie Mets. Third baseman Jacob Reimer and Williams were promoted to High-A Brooklyn following the game. Met recently acquired prospects Marco Vargas and Ronaldo Hernandez will make their system debut on Monday in the Florida Complex League. AAA: Lehigh Valley IronPigs (52-47) 3, Syracuse Mets (42-58) 2  Box Score Ronny...

Morning Briefing: Ronny Mauricio Continuing to Stay Hot in Triple-A

Good morning, Mets fans! As shared by SNY Mets, Ronny Mauricio on Saturday drove in his 28th and 29th runs of the year for Triple-A Syracuse. Mike Mayer of Metsmerized added that he’s the first hitter in the major or minor leagues to hit 20 doubles this season. Latest Mets News Per Will Sammon of The Athletic, Saturday’s game between the Mets and Guardians was postponed due to rain. It...

Morning Briefing: Happy Opening Day!

Happy Opening Day, Mets fans! Jeff Passan of ESPN reports is in place between the minor league players in the MLBPA and Major League Baseball on the historic first collective bargaining agreement for minor leaguers. The deal is five years long and includes at least double the current pay at all levels of the minors. The pay increases are as follows: complex league from $4,800 per year to...

Morning Briefing: Minor League Players Now Represented By MLBPA

Good morning, Mets fans! Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports that minor league players officially joined the MLB Players Association on Wednesday after Major League Baseball voluntarily recognized the union as the players’ bargaining representatives. The MLBPA intends to form a separate bargaining unit for the minor leaguers, including its own dues, player representatives and executive board....

Mets Minors Recap: Jose Peroza Homers in Brooklyn Victory

Triple-A: Worcester Red Sox (62-59) 12, Syracuse Mets (51-70) 8 Box Score 1B Dominic Smith: 2-for-4, R, BB, K, .287/.379/.451 3B Mark Vientos: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, .292/.368/.549 LF Khalil Lee: 2-for-4, 2B, R, RBI, BB, K, .207/.324/.379 Syracuse jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first inning and led 3-1 heading into the seventh inning before Mets pitching allowed 11 runs en route...

José Butto To Make MLB Debut For Mets Sunday

Right-handed pitcher José Butto will make his major league debut for the Mets on Sunday, the team announced before the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader. Tim Healey of Newsday was the first to report the news. Butto, 24, has been with the Mets organization since 2017. He posted a 4.00 ERA and 10.5 K/9 in 20 games (18 starts) with Double-A Binghamton this year. In two Triple-A starts,...

Mets Minors Recap: Mark Vientos Homers Again

AAA: Lehigh Valley IronPigs (41-35) 7, Syracuse Mets (31-44) 5 Box Score 1B Mark Vientos: 2-f0r-4, HR (14), 2 RBI, .253/.352/.510 C Nick Dini: 1-for-4, R, RBI, K, .224/.327/.459 2B Gosuke Katoh: 1-for-4, HR (1), 2 RBI, K, .127/.273/.218 The Mets fell to the IronPigs Friday despite a third straight game with a home run from Mark Vientos. Vientos, who tied the game 2-2 with his two-run shot in the...

Mets Minors Recap: Three More Hits For Francisco Álvarez

AAA: Syracuse Mets (24-39) 14, Norfolk Tides (31-33) 5 Box Score 2B Luke Ritter: 1-for-4, HR (2), 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, K, .241/.360/.432 RF Daniel Palka: 1-for-5, HR (15), 2 RBI, 3 K, .265/.353/.539 CF Johneshwy Fargas: 3-for-5, 3 R, SB (7), .204/.289/.323 3B Cody Bohanek: 3-for-3, 2B, 3B, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB, .184/.291/.276 Syracuse scored 14 runs on 13 hits, six for extra bases, as they picked up the...

St. Lucie Mets Win First Division Title Since 2016

The 2021 St. Lucie Mets are the Low-A Southeast East champions. They defeated the Jupiter Hammerheads 7-4 on Sunday in Port St. Lucie to claim the title on their home turf. It came down to the wire for St. Lucie, but that’s what we all love about the magic of September baseball, right? For these minor leaguers, it’s just as special of a time as the major leaguers. The Mets came into their final...

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