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...
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...
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...
This past week marked the end of the season for the Brooklyn Cyclones and St. Lucie Mets. While both teams missed out on postseason play, Brooklyn finished the year at .500 while St. Lucie had a much rougher go of it. The season continues for Syracuse and Binghamton, who both lost their series this past week. Binghamton’s series loss was at no fault of Jonah Tong, who didn’t allow a...
This past week in the Mets minor leagues was headlined by brilliant performances from some of the Mets’ 2024 draftees. Carson Benge, Corey Collins, and Nick Roselli all hit their first pro home runs, while Eli Serrano III also had a great week at the plate in St. Lucie. Will Watson (seventh-round pick) and Ryan Lambert (eighth-round pick) also made their pro debuts with Watson recording a...
This past week in the Mets minor leagues featured a series win (Binghamton), a series tie (Syracuse), and two series losses (Brooklyn, St. Lucie). Drew Gilbertand Nolan McLean were the standout players among Mets minor leaguers, but guys such as A.J. Ewing and Jonathan Pintaro had impressive performances as well. Triple-A The Syracuse Mets and Durham Bulls split their six-game set. Durham...
The Syracuse Mets and Binghamton Rumble Ponies uncharacteristically struggled, losing 11 of their combined 13 games. On the contrary, the Brooklyn Cyclones and St. Lucie Mets combined to win nine of their 12 games, with both teams winning their respective series. As for individual performances, Brett Baty was far-and-away the most productive Mets minor leaguer from this previous week, while...
This past week in the Mets minor leagues was highlighted by a surge in power from Luisangel Acuña, who recorded four doubles and a home run in 18 at-bats. Acuña has not been able to hit for power much this year, owning just a .375 slugging percentage, which has contributed to a subpar .689 OPS, but the speedster could do a lot for his game if he’s able to begin bunching extra-base hits...
This past week in the Mets minor leagues was forgettable for the Syracuse Mets, who lost their second consecutive series, and the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. Meanwhile, the Brooklyn Cyclones split their series, and the St. Lucie Mets achieved a rare series win, albeit in a rain-shortened four-game set. Despite the overall struggles out of Syracuse and Binghamton, the two best minor leaguers from...
The Syracuse Mets lost five of six games in their series this past week. Despite the results of the games, Brett Baty had a really positive week. He led the team in hits, home runs, RBIs, doubles, and runs scored. Overall, he went 7-for-22 with two homers, five RBIs, two doubles, five runs, and he also walked four times and stole a base. Baty cooled off after a scorching start to his stint in...
The Rumble Ponies pulled off an impressive six-game sweep in their series against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats this past week. Binghamton has been rolling; they are the winners of nine consecutive games and have one of the hottest minor league bats in baseball in Ryan Clifford. Clifford and Luis Moreno, among others, were pivotal to Binghamton’s sweep and were two of the standout players...
For the first time since the beginning of June, the Syracuse Mets did not win their series. In fact, each of the Mets’ top three affiliates split their series while St. Lucie dropped their series 4-2. Still, there were plenty of brilliant individual performances worth noting. Ryan Clifford continues to mash in Binghamton, while both Shintaro Fujinami and Kodai Senga shined in their rehab...
