Lefty Jonathan Santucci struck out a career-high 11 Friday in Double-A Binghamton’s 4-2 victory over New Hampshire. He gave up one unearned run on three hits and a walk over 5 1/3 innings to drop his ERA to 2.73. He has struck out 40 in 29 2/3 innings in six starts since his promotion to Binghamton. The 22-year-old drafted last year in the second round out of Duke came in at No. 13 on Metsmerized Online’s top 50 prospect update last week.

Triple-A

Syracuse Mets (61-57) 1, Rochester Red Wings (46-69) 5

Box Score

• LF Jared Young, 1-for-3, HR (13), RBI (38), BB, K (.936 OPS)
• 2B-CF Jett Williams, 2-for-4 (1.105 OPS)
• CF Carson Benge, 0-for-2, K (.650 OPS)
• RF Ryan Clifford, 1-for-4, K (.467 OPS)

Williams is 6-for-15 with a home run in four games since being promoted to Syracuse. Benge is 3-for-12 and Clifford is 2-for-13. The trio joined Syracuse on the same day.

Jared Young with a moonshot to tie the game! pic.twitter.com/ZaxbTjlcAW

— Syracuse Mets (@SyracuseMets) August 15, 2025

• LHP Brandon Waddell (4.27 ERA) 5 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 5 K, 2 HR, L
• RHP Huascar Brazobán (9.39 ERA) IP, 2 H, ER

Double-A

New Hampshire Fisher Cats (45-65) 2, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (74-35) 4

Box Score

• 3B Jacob Reimer, 3-for-4, RBI (22), R (.742 OPS)
• CF A.J. Ewing, 3-for-4, 3B, SB (3), 2 R (.933 OPS)
• LF D’Andre Smith, 1-for-4, 2 RBI (31), SB (13), K (.736 OPS)

Ewing, 21, has six hits in his first three Double-A games, Reimer has five hits in his last two and Smith has five RBIs in his last two games.

A.J. Ewing (@Mets No. 7 prospect) records his first triple at the Double-A level 🔥

Ewing has six hits in his first three Double-A games

🎠 x #NeedForSteed x @ewing_aj x @MetsPlayerDev pic.twitter.com/jOIhFFIvn5

— Binghamton Rumble Ponies (@RumblePoniesBB) August 16, 2025

• LHP Jonathan Santucci (2.73 ERA) 5 1/3 IP, 3 H, R, BB, 11 K

High-A

Hub City Spartanburgers (55-56) 6, Brooklyn Cyclones (63-48) 4

Box Score

• SS Boston Baro, 2-for-5, RBI (36), 2 K (.606 OPS)
• 2B Marco Vargas, 1-for-4, R, BB, 2 K (.636 OPS)
• 1B Trace Willhoite, 1-for-3, 2B, RBI (3), K (.729 OPS)

Baro, 20, tied the game with an RBI single. The 2023 eighth-round pick out of Capistrano Valley (Calif.) HS has stolen 25 bases this year after swiping nine last season.

• RHP Dakota Hawkins (2.55 ERA) 2 2/3 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 K, HR
• LHP Eli Ankeney (0.00 ERA) 1 2/3 IP, H, 4 K

In 35 1/3 innings pitched for Brooklyn, the 25-year-old Hawkins has fanned 40.

Low-A

Jupiter Hammerheads (49-63) 7, St. Lucie Mets (67-44) 0

Box Score

• LF AJ Salgado, 1-for-3, K (.899 OPS)
• C Daiverson Gutierrez, 1-for-3, K (.658 OPS)

Salgado, 23, was signed as an undrafted free agent last month after hitting .312/.418/.581 with 12 homers in 282 plate appearances for UCLA. Jupiter pitching dominated with a two-hit shutout, striking out 12 and walking none.

• RHP Irving Cota (4.35 ERA) 5 2/3 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, HR, L
• RHP Layonel Ovalles (1.50 ERA) 1 1/3 IP, 2 K

Dominican Summer League

DSL Mets Orange (28-25) 1, DSL Tigers 1 (24-27) 7

Box Score

• SS Elian Peña, 0-for-3, (.885 OPS)
• 3B Diover De Aza, 1-for-2, RBI (15), K (.692 OPS)
• LF Adolfo Miranda, 1-for-2, 2B, R (.836 OPS)

Peña is 0-for-10 in his last four games, but his numbers this month remain excellent. He’s 13-for-33 (.394 batting average) with a home run, two doubles, a triple, five RBIs and five stolen bases in seven tries. For the season, the 17-year-old from the Dominican Republic is hitting .280/.415/.470 with six homers, 27 RBIs and 21 steals in 204 plate appearances.

• RHP Jean Brito (2.84 ERA) 4 1/3 IP, 5 H, ER, 4 K

Brito has struck out 36 in 44 1/3 innings.

DSL Miami (36-17) 12, DSL Mets Blue (18-35) 3

Box Score

• LF Leandy Mella, 3-for-3, 2B, 3B, RBI (10) (.712 OPS)
• CF Jhonael Cuello, 2-for-4, R, K (.571 OPS)
• DH Vladi Guerrero, 1-for-2, RBI (10), BB, K (.718 OPS)

Mella’s OPS is up nearly 200 points (117 plate appearances) from last year when it was .523 in 102 plate appearances in the DSL. He’s an 18-year-old from the Dominican Republic.

• LHP Anthony Reynoso (4.94 ERA) 1 2/3 IP, K