Ronny Mauricio picked up where he left off.
The 25-year-old hit three homers in the last two games of the Mets regular season and on Tuesday he homered in his first Dominican Winter League appearance. He manned third base and went 1-for-4 with two RBIs and a strikeout in Tigres del Licey’s 8-3 loss to Aguilas Cibaenas.
Luis Torrens played right field and went 0-for-2 with two walks and an RBI in an 11-7 victory for Navegantes del Magallanes in the Venezuelan Winter League. Torrens has played both corner outfield spots and first base in the VEWL. Teammate Francisco Alvarez was 1-for-2 with an RBI, two runs scored and three walks in the designated hitter role. Saul García pitched a scoreless inning and struck out one to earn the win.
García is a 23-year-old right-handed reliever who pitched to a 3.56 ERA this year over 60 2/3 innings at Triple-A Syracuse and Double-A Binghamton. He struck out 74 and walked 22.
In other Dominican Winter League play, Jefferson Rojas went 0-for-3 with a strikeout for the Gigantes del Cibao. The 21-year-old is 7-for-32 with two homers for the season. Bryce Conley, 32, allowed two earned runs over four innings and struck out four for the Toros del Este.
Third baseman Marco Vargas went 1-for-2 with two walks and stole his sixth base in 16 games for Obregon in the Mexican Pacific Winter League. In the same game, a 7-6 win, shortstop Kevin Villavicencio went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored. He is 15-for-48 (.313 batting average) for the season.
In the Arizona Fall League, Calvin Ziegler pitched 2/3 of an inning and allowed no runs and walked a batter. Ziegler, 24, is performing poorly for the Surprise Saguaros. He has surrendered 10 earned runs in 4 2/3 innings. The right-hander has suffered a torn quad, a torn UCL and other injuries since being drafted in the second round in 2021. He threw 13 1/3 innings this year across four levels and gave up 11 earned runs.
