Sunday saw the New York Mets (15-13) dividing their team for a split-squad doubleheader. One contingent journeyed to Jupiter, Florida, to confront the Miami Marlins at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, while the other faced the Washington Nationals at Clover Field in Port St. Lucie. Regrettably, the Mets in Jupiter fell short, succumbing 5-1 with only one run tallied from six hits. Conversely, the...
It is just past the halfway mark in minor league baseball which means several of the standings in the league are reset for the second half. Unfortunately, for the teams that make up the New York Mets’ system, there was not a lot of success in the first half. Only one of the squads in the higher levels – Single-A through Triple-A – finished with a record above .500 (Double-A...
Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (16-21) 6, Buffalo Bisons (16-21) 8 Box Score SS Ronny Mauricio 1-for-3, R, RBI (23), 2 BB, .965 OPS 3B Mark Vientos 0-for-3, RBI (33), BB, 1.090 OPS DH Gary Sánchez 1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI (4), BB, 1.389 OPS RF Jaylin Davis 1-for-4, R, HR (6), RBI (17), .796 OPS The Syracuse Mets suffered a brutal loss Friday night as the Buffalo Bisons won in walk-off fashion. The...
Triple-A The Syracuse Mets (9-4) had their game against the Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (6-7) postponed due to inclement weather. They will make up the game Sunday afternoon at noon EST as part of a doubleheader. Double-A Somerset (5-3) 5, Binghamton (2-6) 1 Box Score CF Tanner Murphy: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 K’s SS Branden Fryman: 1-for-3, R, HR (1), RBI (2) 1B Luke Ritter: 1-for-3, BB, 2 K’s...
With Syracuse down by two runs in the ninth inning, Mark Vientos cut the deficit in half with his 22nd home run of the season. This total gives him sole possession of third place on the International League home run leaderboard. AAA: Charlotte Knights (46-70) 4, Syracuse Mets (50-66) 3 Box Score Mark Vientos 3B: 2-for-5, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, K, .281/.357/.538 JT Riddle SS: 2-for-4, R,...
Top prospect Mark Vientos was not in the starting lineup for Syracuse’s Saturday night game against Omaha, but he still made a big impact on the game. Pinch hitting in the seventh inning, Vientos hit a home run to bring the Mets within two runs. Though, that is as close as they would get to the lead. AAA: Omaha Storm Chasers (49-48) 6, Syracuse Mets (44-54) 3 Box Score Francisco...
New York Mets’ top prospect Francisco Álvarez has struggled over his first ten games with Triple-A Syracuse. Though, he hopefully had something of a breakout at bat on Saturday night. He gave the Syracuse Mets (Triple-A) a lead that they would not relinquish with a long grand slam home run to left field. This, his first home run since his promotion. AAA: Syracuse Mets (42-50) 7, Worcester...
While a couple of his fellow top prospects were playing in the MLB Futures Game, Brett Baty was putting on a show for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. He reached base in all five of his plate appearances on Saturday. He also crushed his 13th home run of the season. AAA: Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (48-41) 8, Syracuse Mets (39-50) Box Score Travis Blankenhorn 1B: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI, BB, K,...
Triple-A Recap Syracuse Mets (6-11) 4, Worcester Red Sox (10-8) 2 Box Score Nick Plummer CF: 2-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI, K, .300/.400/.600 Mark Vientos 3B: 1-for-4, 3B, 2 K, .160/.232/.320 Travis Blankenhorn 2B: 1-for-4, R, 2B, 2 K, .191/.220/.426 The Mets didn’t have a ton going on offense in Sunday’s game, but they got the big hit when they needed it. Plummer was the one who came...
Columbus Clippers (9-3) 4, Syracuse Mets (1-10) 3 Box Score Khalil Lee CF: 1-for-2, 2 BB, .103/.235/.138 Patrick Mazeika 1B: 2-for-3, R, BB, .226/.333/.226 Travis Blankenhorn 2B: 1-for-5, R, HR, 2 RBI, K, .233/.258/.533 Despite only recording six hits, the Mets’ offense had plenty of opportunities in Sunday’s game, but they went 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position. Following a...
AAA: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (4-1) vs. Syracuse Mets (1-4) Syracuse’s game was postponed for the second time in their opening series against the RailRiders due to inclement weather. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday, June 8. The Mets will begin their next series at Columbus on Tuesday, April 12. AA: Hartford Yard Goats (2-1) 10, Binghamton Rumble...
