When Dominic Smith was drafted out of high school, the Mets had a few options on what to do with him. He had enough athletic ability to play the outfield, and when he took the mound, he was able to ramp it up to 95 MPH. However, when the
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Las Vegas (21-31) 10, Tacoma (27-25) 2 Box Score Matt den Dekker RF: 3-4, HR, 2 RBI, BB, .298/.343/.506 Dominic Smith 1B: 1-4, RBI, BB, .277/.373/.398 Zach Borenstein LF: 1-3, HR, RBI, BB, .233/.338/.417 Jose Lobaton C: 1-4, HR, 3 RBI, K, .333/.333/.567 Kevin Kaczmarski CF: 2-2, 2 BB, .500/.583/.750 It was a great offensive
Betsy Helfand of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that New York Mets right-handed pitcher Andrew Church has retired. Church, 23, was the Mets 2013 second round draft pick from Basic High School in Henderson, Nevada. He would make the final two appearances of his professional career in his home state
Tacoma (27-24) 10, Las Vegas (20-31) 4 Box Score Christian Colon 2B: 1-4, 2B, RBI, .278/.316/.472 Dominic Smith DH: 0-4, RBI, K, .278/.372/.401 Patrick Kivlehan 1B: 2-4, 2B, RBI, .281/.317/.386 Kevin Kaczmarski RF: 1-2, 3B, RBI, .333/.375/.667 The 51s were held without a hit by Roenis Elias until the seventh inning, when Kivlehan
Mets pitching prospect David Peterson put together another strong start for the Columbia Fireflies on Sunday, pitching 6 2/3 innings while striking out seven against the Greenville Drive. He allowed seven hits and two earned runs, raising his earned run average to 2.03 for the season. Peterson, the 20th
On Sunday Night, New York Mets pitching prospect Christian James took a huge jump from Kingsport to the mound in Binghamton, New York. Going from Rookie Ball to Double-A is substantial three level jump especially for a just turned 20-year-old pitcher with only 69 professional innings to his name.
Tacoma (26-24) 11, Las Vegas (20-30) 5 Box Score Matt den Dekker CF: 2-5, 2B, BB, .292/.331/.491 Kevin Plawecki C: 0-3, BB, K, .231/.333/.462 Dominic Smith 1B: 1-4, .285/.380/.411 Johnny Monell DH: 1-3, 2B, BB, K, .267/.347/.390 Christian Colon 2B: 2-4, 2B, 3B, RBI, .281/.324/.469 The 51s went just 1-7 with runners in
Tacoma (25-24) 8, Las Vegas (20-29) 6 Box Score Matt den Dekker RF: 3-5, 3B, RBI, K, .288/.329/.487 Kevin Plawecki DH: 1-4, RBI, BB, K, .300/.393/.600 Dominic Smith 1B: 2-5, RBI, .286/.383/.416 Phillip Evans SS: 2-4, HR, RBI, BB, K, .256/.324/.544 Jose Lobaton C: 2-4, 2B, 2 K, .346/.346/.500 The 51s outhit the
According to Betsy Helfand of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, 51s starting pitcher Corey Oswalt went on the disabled list Friday with lat tightness. In his place, newly signed (or re-signed, rather) Aaron Laffey was added to the Las Vegas roster ahead of his start against Tacoma. There had been
After a slow start to the season, one that could have been fueled by a move to the outfield or moving up a level, Jhoan Urena has been on fire during the Month of May. Entering last night, he was hitting .324/.370/.541 during the month with three doubles, a