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Nick Lorusso has had plenty of success. Despite not receiving draft interest until late in his college career, Lorusso has risen to the challenge of each level. From being named Big East Freshman of the Year, to a monster season at Maryland, to producing at High-A Brooklyn, Lorusso’s on-field

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Brett Banks is a good example of coming through the other end of a setback. In high school, he suffered a major back injury. East Carolina pulled his baseball scholarship. Roughly six years later, Banks is a pitcher with a sub-3.00 ERA over parts of three seasons in the

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Round 6, Pick 193 Written by Alexis Farinacci With their sixth-round pick, the Mets selected right-handed pitcher Nathan Hall from the University of Central Missouri. The pick carries a value of $322.3k. Hall, 6-foot-3, 180 pounds, was a redshirt sophomore this year. In his first two seasons at Central

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Noah Hall‘s last two baseball seasons have been almost entirely wiped out by injuries. He was a senior at South Carolina, having his best season to date. A back injury limited him to seven starts. He made his professional debut the following year, only to suffer a shoulder injury

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A few days before he was set to make his professional pitching debut, RJ Gordon found out the wind-chill temperature in Brooklyn was going to be around 20 degrees. “Everyone was kind of giving me crap about it,” Gordon said. “Like, I’m gonna have to pitch on the coldest

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The New York Mets picked Liberty North High School shortstop Trey Snyder with their fifth-round selection on Monday. Snyder was the 144th overall pick, which carries a slot value of $476,200. Snyder, who stands at 6-foot-1, 197 pounds, is a Tennessee commit. Entering the draft, he was ranked No.

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No. 1: Jett Williams, INF/OF B/T: R/R      Age: 20 (11/03/03) Ht: 5’6″        Weight: 175 lbs Acquired: Selected in the first round (14th overall) by the Mets in the 2022 draft. ETA: 2025   Previous Rank: 5 2023 Stats: 121 G, .263/.425/.451/.876, 13 HR, 108 H, 55

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No. 3: Luisangel Acuña, INF B/T: R/R      Age: 22 (03/12/02) Ht: 5’8″        Weight: 181 lbs Acquired: Dealt to the Mets from the Rangers in the 2023 Max Scherzer trtade. ETA: 2025   Previous Rank: NA 2023 Stats: 121 G, .294/.359/.410/.769, 9 HR, 150 H, 63 RBIs, 57

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Four Mets prospects were ranked in the top-100 list that FanGraphs published on Thursday: Drew Gilbert, Jett Williams, Jeremy Rodriguez and Christian Scott. Two of the four were acquired at last season’s trade deadline. All four received future value grades of 50. The Mets’ highest-ranked prospects were Gilbert and

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Joseph DeCaro, known by most readers, friends and coworkers as “Joe D.,” passed away Sunday afternoon. He was 62. Joe D. was one of the original Mets bloggers, founding Metsmerized Online in 2005 as a way to share his opinions and interact with fans. Born and raised in Brooklyn,

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