Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets announced that they signed infielders Jose Rojas and Jackson Cluff to minor league deals with invites to spring training. Rojas has 83 games of major league experience with the Angels, owning a .584 OPS. Cluff spent 2025 with the Nationals’ Triple-A squad, recording a .771 OPS. Latest Mets News The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal argues the “perfect...
With the Dominican Summer League coming to an end this past week, top international prospect Elian Peña is officially done with his first professional season. His season started in the worst way imaginable, going 0-for-26, but he rebounded in a huge way. His final numbers were outstanding, as he finished with a slash of .292/.421/.528/.949 with nine home runs, 33 RBIs, and 21 stolen bases. The...
Nolan McLean shone in two starts in Triple-A this week, combining for one run allowed in 9 2/3 innings with 14 strikeouts. He allowed just three hits but did walk six. McLean lowered his Triple-A ERA through 16 games (13 starts) to 2.78 as he continues to make a case for a call-up to the bigs. In other notable news, top prospects Jett Williams, Carson Benge, Jonah Tong, and Ryan Clifford were...
Congratulations are in order for Mets 2024 first-round pick Carson Benge, who received a promotion to Double-A Binghamton following a sustained stretch of great play since the beginning of the season. Joining Benge in earning a promotion are Jacob Reimer, who will go with Benge to Binghamton, and Colin Houck, whose spectacular recent play earned him a promotion to High-A Brooklyn. Relievers Luis...
Jonah Tong remained unhittable this week—literally. Over five innings in his start for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, Tong didn’t allow a hit, walked three, and struck out 11 batters. There aren’t enough words to describe just how impressive Tong has been. Over 10 starts for Binghamton, he owns a 2.02 ERA with 83 strikeouts in 49 innings. In other Mets minor league news, the...
The Mets’ four full-season minor league affiliates experienced tremendous success this past week, combining for a 21-2 record. Three of these four affiliates now sit in first place in their respective divisions, with Binghamton and Brooklyn especially playing at an extremely high level. Triple-A The Syracuse Mets went 5-1 against the Iowa Cubs, winning a lot of close games but also...
There were several great performances in the Mets’ minor leagues this past week. One of the more notable and encouraging developments was a fantastic week from Jesus Baez, a prospect the Mets are high on, in High-A Brooklyn. Baez was simply unconscious at the plate, recording 11 hits in 17 at-bats with two homers, a double, and 10 RBIs. If that’s not impressive enough, Baez also...
The Syracuse Mets are the Mets’ final minor league affiliate to finish their season, doing so this past week. After a rough second half of the season, they end the year on a high note with a series victory over the Charlotte Knights. Syracuse won the series 4-2 and dominated the score differential 53-35. The Mets finish the second half of the season 32-43 and 78-71 overall. Drew...
Charlotte Knights (68-79) 4, Syracuse Mets (78-71) 5 BOX SCORE The Syracuse Mets concluded their season in walk-off fashion, defeating the Charlotte Knights 5-4 in 10 innings. With their win, Syracuse finished the 2024 season with a 78-71 record, a disappointing mark given their first-half successes. However, it’s a vast improvement from their 61-85 record in 2023. 2B Brett Baty: 0-for-3,...
Another affiliate’s season has come to an end, with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies finishing 2024 on a high note. Not only did they win their series, but they received exemplary performances from Nolan McLean, who was named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week, and Ryan Clifford, whose OPS for the week was over 1.200. Syracuse is now the lone affiliate whose season is still ongoing, and they...
Sunday’s action saw each Mets affiliate win every game they played. Syracuse’s game had to be suspended with Syracuse up in the fifth inning, but Binghamton, Brooklyn, and St. Lucie all won with the Cyclones sweeping a doubleheader. Among the best individual performances on Sunday were from Colin Houck and Ronald Hernandez, a pair of top prospects who homered in St. Lucie’s...
Sunday was a very unusual day in the Mets’ minor leagues. The Syracuse Mets played a normal game, while the Binghamton Rumble Ponies and Brooklyn Cyclones each played doubleheaders. Meanwhile, the St. Lucie Mets were supposed to play a doubleheader, but poor weather canceled both games. Lack of offense was the story of the day, as the top three affiliates scored more than two runs just...
