The beginning of May was kind to the Mets’ minor league affiliates, each of whom either tied or won their series. Syracuse and St. Lucie tied, while Binghamton and Brooklyn won. Meanwhile, the Florida Complex League is underway, and the FCL Mets went 1-1 in their first two games of the season. There were plenty of notable performances this past week. The most impressive was from Joander...
Sunday was an underwhelming day for the Mets’ minor league affiliates. The Rumble Ponies didn’t play due to inclement weather, and the Mets’ other three affiliates went 1-2, with the three teams combining for just six runs scored. Brooklyn scored five of those runs, the lone affiliate to win. Despite the lack of offensive production, there were a couple of standout...
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...
Of the four Mets affiliates this past week, one won their series (St. Lucie), two split their series (Binghamton, Brooklyn), and one lost their series (Syracuse). Although there was just one series win among the four teams, there were many individual performances across the organization that lifted their teams up. Triple-A Syracuse The Syracuse Mets only played five games this past week due to a...
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,...
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...
The 2024 baseball season is here, and for the Syracuse Mets, they’re hoping to improve upon last year’s 61-85 record, which marked their third losing campaign in a row. Dick Scott is returning for his second year as manager and will lead a squad with a solid mix of young players and veterans. Now, let’s preview the 2024 season for the Syracuse Mets. Starting Pitchers José Buttó...
Following a 2022 season in which the Syracuse Mets posted a disappointing 64-85 record, there was hope that they would be able to turn things around in 2023. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out that way. In fact, the team arguably experienced an even worse season in Dick Scott’s first year managing the club. Posting the second-worst record in the International League at 61-85, the...
In what has become a disappointing season for the New York Mets, they have called up and let prospects such as Brett Baty, Francisco Álvarez , and Mark Vientos get at-bats and experience at the major league level. While they have all experienced their ups and downs, these players have shown that they may have what it takes to be the future building blocks of the next contending Mets teams....
Triple-A: Syracuse 8, Buffalo 6, Box Score SS Ronny Mauricio 3-for-5, HR (15th), SB (15th), .300 AVG/.857 OPS 1B Luke Voit 2-for-5, RBI, 2B, .233 AVG/.900 OPS CF Rafael Ortega 1-for-3, HR (4th), 3 RBI, 2 BB, .260 AVG/.912 OPS Mauricio has a .893 OPS in July following a rough June that he posted a .620 OPS for the month. Veteran outfielder Rafael Ortega hit a walk-off two-run homer in the bottom...
Triple-A Syracuse: Buffalo (30-36) 7, Syracuse (26-29) 4, Box Score LF Ronny Mauricio 3-for-5, 2 HR (10), SB, .322 AVG/.908 OPS 1B Luke Voit 0-for-2, 2 BB, HBP, R, .250 AVG/1.016 OPS C Tomás Nido 1-for-4, HR (1) Mauricio hit two monster home runs totaling 872 feet and both of them were at least 111 mph off the bat. The switch-hitter was playing in his first professional game in left field and...
