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The Mets selected pitcher Peter Kussow in the fourth round (133rd overall) of the MLB draft on Monday, the only high school pitcher from Wisconsin invited to the draft combine of the 322 prospects in attendance. Kussow, who is committed to Louisville, threw a no-hitter with 16 strikeouts on

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Top prospect Jett Williams hit two solo homers, singled and stole a base Friday for Double-A Binghamton. The 21-year-old, selected in the first round (14th overall) of the 2022 draft out of Rockwell-Heath (Texas) High School, is flourishing this year after missing much of 2024 due to injury. Binghamton

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Brandon Sproat hurled five scoreless innings of two-hit ball and struck out eight Friday for Triple-A Syracuse. Sproat, 24, widely considered the organization’s top pitching prospect to start the year, has had a disappointing season (5.05 ERA), but has put together two excellent performances in a row (11 scoreless

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A few Mets prospects are moving on up. RHP Jonah Tong jumped 33 spots to No. 59 and RHP Nolan McLean rose 21 slots to No. 76 on MLB Pipeline’s updated list of the top 100 prospects released Tuesday. Meanwhile, on Baseball America’s updated top 100 list released Wednesday,

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A.J. Ewing stole his 34th base in 37 tries Tuesday in his 46th game for the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones. The 20-year-old who was selected in the fourth round of the 2023 draft out of Springboro (Ohio) High  School is second in the South Atlantic League in stolen bases. He’s

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15 up, 15 down. Brendan Girton was a 10th round selection in last year’s draft out of the University of Oklahoma, where he struck out 47 in 35.2 innings, but gave up 29 earned runs for a 7.32 ERA. In a dozen appearances with High-A Brooklyn this season (nine

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Frankie Montas hasn’t been sharp in any of his five minor-league outings and Friday night was his worst performance yet. The nine-year veteran was lit up for eight runs in 1 2/3 innings. Before the game, David Stearns said Montas is “still feeling his way back” from the lat

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A concerning scene in Binghamton Friday night, where Jett Williams was hit in the helmet by a 98 mph fastball. The organization’s top hitting prospect walked off the field under his own power. Williams is having a bounce-back season for the Rumble Ponies, slashing .277/.381/.446 with four home runs

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Jesus Baez helped Brooklyn win their eleventh consecutive home game with both the bat and glove, driving in a run, scoring a run, and making diving stop to save a run. Zach Thornton threw six scoreless innings and struck out eight to help Double-A Binghamton to a 2-0 victory

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High-A Brooklyn Cyclones infielder Jesus Baez went 6-for-8 with a two-run homer and a three-run homer, a double and seven RBIs combined in a doubleheader sweep Friday of Jersey Shore. Baseball America ranked the 20-year-old from the Dominican Republic 92nd on its prospect list before the season. In Binghamton,

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