A duo of young New York Mets infielders are continuing their play in Winter League. Luisangel Acuña is excelling while Ronny Mauricio has yet to really hit his stride thus far in the Venezuelan Winter League. Saturday night, Acuña went 3-for-6 with a triple. Meanwhile, Mauricio went 1-for-4 with a hit-by-pitch and two RBIs. Acuña is now slashing .285/.399/.555 (.954 OPS) with 18 extra-base hits...
One of the more intriguing storylines entering the upcoming season is the performance of Starling Marte. The New York Mets desperately need the previously injured and rapidly aging Marte to get closer to his 2022 form than the form he showcased during his disastrous 2023 season. For whatever it’s worth, the 35-year-old Marte has performed well in the Dominican Winter League thus far. Marte had...
With the Caribbean Series coming to Miami, FL in the second week of February 2024, now is a good time to familiarize readers with the current landscape of winter baseball. What it is, what it’s like, where leagues are, and what the competition is like. For those that don’t know, the Caribbean Series is baseball’s Winter version of the UEFA Champions League. A tournament for the...
Good morning, Mets fans! Having recently gained approval from the Mets, Ronny Mauricio is set to play for the Tigres Del Licey, primarily at third base during the Dominican Winter League. The 22-year-old’s journey began last offseason when he earned the LIDOM MVP title, leading the league in various offensive categories. For his inaugural appearance for the Tigres, Mauricio was slotted in...
As Mets fans wait for the news of the Carlos Correa signing becoming official, infield prospect Ronny Mauricio keeps producing in the Dominican Winter League. The regular season LIDOM MVP had a big night on Tuesday as the Tigres del Licey beat the Estrellas de Oriente 8-5 in the round robin playoffs. SS Ronny Mauricio 3-for-3, 2 2B, 3 R, RBI, BB Mauricio got the Tigres del Licey on the board in...
Good morning, Mets fans! On Thursday, it was announced that Mets prospect Ronny Mauricio won MVP of the Dominican Professional Baseball league, receiving 61 of 69 votes for the award. As a result, Mauricio will receive a brand new Chevy Colorado MVP Edition truck. The 21-year-old had five home runs, 31 RBIs and an .803 OPS in 47 games. He is currently the Mets’ sixth-ranked prospect and...
The Ronny Mauricio show continued in the Dominican Winter League on Wednesday night as the 21-year-old shortstop had a three-hit performance that included two doubles and two RBIs in a 10-8 Tigres win over the Gigantes. Box Score SS Ronny Mauricio: 3-for-5, R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, SB, .350 AVG, .961 OPS Another big night for Ronny Mauricio in the Dominican winter league: 3-for-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI, R, SB,...
Earlier this offseason there was a chance that the Mets could have lost outfield prospect Wuilmer Becerra in the Rule 5 draft but thankfully teams decided to take a pass on the opportunity. Becerra extended his hitting streak last night to seven games with a 4 for 4 night. He knocked in his 11th run, was hit by a pitch, and scored twice for the Tigres de Aragua. Wuilmer is 13 for 29 during his...
Wilmer Flores has been diagnosed with a fractured left ankle and has been fitted with a walking boot, assistant general manager John Ricco told reporters on Tuesday. He says Flores should be ready for spring training. As first reported by MMO, Flores suffered the injury when he was struck by a pitch while playing winter ball in Venezuela on Nov. 26. After a five-day absence, he returned and...
We’ve waxed poetic on MMO about how we believe Jeurys Familia can develop into a powerful weapon in the Mets bullpen beginning as soon as this season. The hard-throwing righty has just completed a dominating performance in Winter Ball that had more than one scout raving about his 100+ MPH fastball. Today, Bernie Pleskoff of MLB Pipeline, provides some validation: “If he can control...
The Winter Ball regular season ended on December 30th for all Caribbean League teams in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. The Colombian Winter League regular season will be completed on January 8, 2014. Here are the final stats of the prospects in the various Caribbean Winter Leagues. *all stats complete as of 12/30/2013 Dominican Winter League Cesar Puello – OF...
Here are the updated stats of the prospects in the various Winter Baseball Leagues. *all stats active as of 12/12/2013 Dominican Winter League Cesar Puello – OF 2013 Winter League – 32 games; (18 for 92), .196/.237/.261, 5 R, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 3 SB Joel Carreno – P 2013 Winter League – 14 games; 1-0, 1.84 ERA, 4 BB, 14 K, 14.2 inn, .196...
