Tag: Rochester Red Wings

Morning Briefing: Kodai Senga Preparing to Face Hitters

Good morning, Mets fans! Kodai Senga threw another bullpen on Wednesday. “Now we’ll see how the next couple of days unfold and hopefully he’s facing hitters the next time he’s touching a mound,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. He said he expects that “next time” to be Sunday or Monday. Senga has not thrown a pitch for the Mets this season, as he has been on the 60-day...

Mike Vasil Struggles In 7-2 Syracuse Defeat

The Syracuse Mets (1-2) finished off their opening series of the season with the Rochester Red Wings (2-1) on Sunday. Mike Vasil, MLB Pipeline’s No. 11 Mets prospect, was on the bump for his first start of the season, going against Jackson Rutledge, the starter for the Nationals’ Triple-A affiliate. In the rubber game between these two teams, Syracuse fell behind from the jump and...

Gilbert, Acuña Hit Back-to-Back Homers in Syracuse Opener

Opening Day may not have gone as hoped for the big-league club, but a pair of the Mets’ top farmhands were raring to go and got their seasons off on the right foot for Triple-A Syracuse. Drew Gilbert and Luisangel Acuña, who profile as the No. 2 and No. 3 prospects respectively in the team’s system according to MLB Pipeline, blasted back-to-back solo home runs off of former Met...

MMO Exclusive: Utility Player, Danny Mendick

Amid a busy offseason for the New York Mets, in which the club committed nearly $500 million to free agents, utility player Danny Mendick may have gone unnoticed. Signed to a one-year, $1 million deal in late December, Mendick, 29, offers the Mets a versatile depth option who still has two minor league options remaining. The Rochester native’s story is one of perseverance, as he received...

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