Wednesday night in the Mets organization, all four games were decided by one run, with the upper levels finding a way to secure victories. In Portland, Joander Suarez continued his strong start to the season for the Rumble Ponies. Meanwhile, Brooklyn’s top two hitters provided the bulk of the offense in Rome, and a Mets left-hander continued his rehab in St. Lucie. Check out more of the...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Pittsburgh Pirates officially called up the firsst overall pick in the 2023 MLB draft, Paul Skenes, on Wednesday. The national champion pitcher at LSU has had a meteoric rise through the ranks, from transferring from Air Force to LSU over two years ago to getting the call to the big leagues. Skenes dominated his last year in college and continued that in minor...
The starting pitching in Binghamton (Double-A) and Brooklyn (High-A) impressed on Saturday. Blade Tidwell threw eight scoreless innings with nine strikeouts while Nolan McLean went five scoreless innings with nine strikeouts. Meanwhile, the Florida Complex League opened its season Saturday afternoon. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (17-13) 4, Rochester Red Wings (14-14) 2 BOX SCORE DH Rylan Bannon...
Wednesday was not a winning day in the Mets organization, as the four affiliates combined to go 1-4 in the five games that were played, scoring a combined 15 runs. That said, some of the top 2023 picks (Nolan McLean and Colin Houck) had strong games at the plate, and St. Lucie’s starter reached a career-high in strikeouts. Check out more on what else happened in the organization. Triple-A...
With April wrapping up, Syracuse, Binghamton, and Brooklyn enter May on a high note after winning their respective series this past week. Only St. Lucie drew a series loss, though all but one of their four losses was by two or fewer runs. The story of the season in the minor leagues has been pitching, and that was the case again this week. The Mets saw dominant pitching performances at all...
The Mets’ affiliates as a whole struggled Thursday, though Jonah Tong and Tyler Stuart impressed with dominant performances on the mound in two of the best games of their respective professional careers up to this point. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (12-10) 1, Columbus Clippers (9-14) 9 BOX SCORE LF Ben Gamel 0-for-1, 3 BB, K (.918 OPS) DH Luke Ritter 0-for-4, 2 K (.830 OPS) 3B Mark Vientos...
It was a great day for the New York Mets’ system, who swept their four games up-and-down the East Coast on Saturday. Syracuse’s (Triple-A) Mark Vientos continued his scorching start to the year with another home run, raising his OPS to 1.018. Additionally, Alex Ramírez collected three more hits for Binghamton (Double-A) and drew a walk while leading them to a win over Reading. Most...
It was a quiet night for offensive output in the Mets minor leagues, though Mark Vientos continued with his strong start to the season for Triple-A Syracuse. We will have a minor league game chat on MMO tonight, starting around 6 p.m. ET. Triple-A Charlotte Knights (6-11) 4, Syracuse Mets (9-7) 2 BOX SCORE 3B Mark Vientos: 3-for-4, RBI (15), BB (.978 OPS) CF Trayce Thompson: 2-for-4, R, HR (3),...
The second week of the season was a success for the likes of Syracuse and Brooklyn, who won their series, but not so much for Binghamton and St. Lucie, who lost their series. There were several offensive players, such as Rylan Bannon and Alex Ramírez, who shined for their respective teams, but it was really a week dominated by the pitchers, as it was during the first week of the season. Blade...
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,...
On Wednesday, Mets prospect Nolan McLean pitched 3 1/3 scoreless innings for the Brooklyn Cyclones, and on Friday he homered in his first start of the season as a DH. Luisangel Acuña continues his hitting streak as Syracuse wins again, while the remaining affiliates falter. Triple-A Worcester Red Sox (4-8) 2, Syracuse Mets (7-5) 4 BOX SCORE CF Luisangel Acuña 2-for 4, 2 RBI (4), SB (5), 2 K...
The Mets’ top pitching prospect and their two-way player were in action during an intriguing day in the minor leagues. Both pitched well, and Mark Vientos continued to show off his power. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (5-5) 3, Worcester Red Sox (4-6) 2 BOX SCORE 3B Mark Vientos: 1-for-3, R, HR (3), 2 RBIs (9), K (1.016 OPS) SS Luisangel Acuña: 1-for-4, R, 3B, 2 Ks (.444 OPS) 2B Jose Iglesias:...
