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Francisco Alvarez sprained the UCL in his right thumb last month and suffered a small fracture in his left pinky finger when he was hit by a pitch last week. No matter. He hit a 405-foot grand slam Wednesday and caught a whole game for the second straight night

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Outfielder Carson Benge‘s first Triple-A long ball came in his sixth game for Syracuse. He hit eight homers for Double-A Binghamton and four for High-A Brooklyn this year. The 2024 first round pick entered Friday with a .305/.411/.501 slash line across the three levels in 435 plate appearances. Triple-A

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Ryan Clifford, who hit 24 homers with Double-A Binghamton to lead the Eastern League before he was promoted, launched his first two homers for Triple-A Syracuse. The first one went to the opposite field. So did the second. The 22-year-old first baseman is 9-for-33 in 10 games for Syracuse.

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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

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Here is a 35-second video courtesy of MLB Pipeline showing strike three of each of Nolan McLean‘s seven strikeouts Sunday for Triple-A Syracuse. He has struck out 97 in 87 1/3 innings and pitched to a 2.78 ERA, which would lead the International League if had enough innings to

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Ryan Clifford cracked two homers to bring his Eastern League-leading total to 23 in Double-A Binghamton’s 6-1 victory over Somerset. The 22-year-old acquired from the Astros in 2023 when the Mets traded Justin Verlander entered Wednesday second in the league in RBIs and fifth in OPS. Triple-A Syracuse right-hander

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Make time to binge watch the Benge highlight reel. Carson Benge homered in the first inning, hit another in the second, singled in a run in the third and (my personal favorite) cut down a runner at home from center field. The first round pick in last year’s draft

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Drew Gilbert homered twice, doubled and drove in four runs to lead Triple-A Syracuse to an 8-2 victory Friday over Omaha. The 24-year-old center fielder’s big night came two days after he went 4-for-5 with a double. He’s raised his OPS 127 points since June 22. The Mets traded

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Fresh off pitching a scoreless inning in the MLB Futures Game over All-Star Weekend, Jonah Tong went 5 1/3 innings, struck out seven and gave up one unearned run in leading Double-A Binghamton to a 3-1 victory. Tong leads the minor leagues in strikeouts with 132 and the Eastern

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The New York Mets announced on Thursday morning that they’ve signed 2025 first-round pick Mitch Voit. The 20-year-old will be at Citi Field on Friday to talk to the media and take batting practice. Voit will then head to Port St. Lucie to begin his pro career. The signing

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