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The New York Mets have hired former Houston Astros Triple-A manager Tony DeFrancesco.  DeFrancesco will replace the outgoing Pedro Lopez as the manager for the Las Vegas 51s. DeFrancesco, himself, was terminated by the Astros after the Fresno Grizzlies had a 77-66 record finishing in second place in the

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Kingsport Mets catcher Juan Uriarte was ranked the 16th best prospect in the Appalachian League by Baseball America.  Uriarte was the only Mets prospect to appear in the Top 20. Uriarte took a big step forward in 2017.  In 52 games, Uriarte hit .305/.372/.455 with 13 doubles, a triple,

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Outfielder Jack Schneider has retired after just three games for the Gulf Coast Mets. Although an official reason was not given, the 2017 11th round draft pick had not appeared in a game since getting with a pitch on July 17. Schneider had received a $125,000 bonus largely due to

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Las Vegas 51s Dominic Smith MiLB Stats: 114 G, 500 PA, 457 AB, 77 R, 151 H, 34 2B, 2 3B, 16 HR, 76 RBI, SB, CS, .330/.386/.519 MLB Stats: 46 G, 169 PA, 157 AB, 16 R, 32 H, 6 2B, 8 HR, 25 RBI, .204/.254/.395 MMN Rank:

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In addition to changes the Mets have undertaken with their Major League coaching staff, Sandy Alderson told reporters the Mets intend to have a “major shakeup” with the Las Vegas 51s coaching staff. (Anthony DiComo of MLB.com). This should come as no surprise as the changes have already begun. 

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In their annual rankings, Baseball America has ranked Columbia Fireflies shortstop Andres Gimenez as the league’s seventh best prospect.  To qualify for the list, a player was required to have at least one plate appearance per team game. The 2017 season was not only Gimenez’s first full season of

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Las Vegas 51s hitting coach Jack Voigt announced on Twitter, he will not be back with the Mets organization next year: Thx to all my hitters in my 12 years with Mets. Disappointed I will not be back in 2018. Loved helping you all reach ur dreams to play

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Since Peter Alonso was drafted by the Mets, he has mashed at the plate.  In consecutive seasons, he was named post-season All Stars on the strength of that bat.  His bat was the reason why he was originally drafted, and it was the reason why he was called-up to

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Las Vegas 51s Kevin Plawecki MiLB Stats: 64 G, 275 PA, 247 AB, 37 R, 81 H, 17 2B, 3B, 9 HR, 45 RBI, .328/.375/.514 MLB Stats: 33 G, 105 PA, 92 AB, 9 R, 23 H, 5 2B, 3 HR, 13 RBI, SB, .250/.333/.402 Xorge Carrillo MiLB Stats:

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In a pre-game ceremony before tomorrow’s game against the Atlanta Braves, the New York Mets will be honoring this year’s Sterling Award winners: Organizational Player of the Year – 1B Dominic Smith Previous Awards: 2016 Binghamton Mets Player of the Year, 2015 St. Lucie Mets Player of the Year

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