Jacob Reimer, looking to rebound from a disappointing season in the minor leagues that was complicated by a groin injury, went 1-for-4 with a double and two strikeouts in Leones de Ponce’s 4-1 Opening Day loss Wednesday in the Puerto Rican Winter League.
Reimer, 22, hit .232/.335/.384 with eight homers in 80 games with Double-A Binghamton this year. He started the year as MMO’s No. 6 Met prospect, but dropped to No. 12 in an August update.
Center fielder John Bay went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts for Leones de Ponce. Bay, 25, hit 16 homers and posted a .789 OPS in 116 games combined at Binghamton and High-A Brooklyn this year.
In the Venezuelan Winter League, Luis Torrens played right field for the second day in a row and went 1-for-5 with a double and two RBIs in an 8-7 win for the Navegantes. Designated hitter Francisco Alvarez went 1-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts. Saul García allowed one run on two hits and recorded one strikeout in one inning of work.
Ronny Mauricio went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a stolen base, a walk and a strikeout for Licey in his second game in the Dominican Winter League. He homered Tuesday in his first DOWL appearance.
No. 1 Met prospect Jefferson Rojas went 0-for-2 for the Gigantes in the DOWL. Teammate Eddinson Paulino went 0-for-3 with a strikeout.
Third baseman Marco Vargas went 1-for-4 with a strikeout and made his second error for Obregon in the Mexican Pacific Winter League. Shortstop Kevin Villavicencio went 1-for-3 and also made an error.
Catcher Alejandro Urias went 3-for-5 with a double, a stolen base and three runs scored for Los Mochis in the Mexican league. Urias, 24, went 5-for-12 with a home run in three games with Brooklyn this year.
