With St. Lucie’s 5-1 over the Tampa Tarpons on Wednesday night in Port St. Lucie, the Mets have won the first-half division title in the Florida State League Eastern Division. This marks the second straight season St. Lucie has won the division title. It is the first time in

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It is never easy for players to be demoted from the majors to Triple-A. It is all the more difficult when you are a former first round draft pick who has had success at the Major League level. This is the precise situation for Dominic Smith. With his having

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Two of the Mets’ top hitting prospects, Mark Vientos and Alex Ramirez, both had two-homer games on Tuesday night. The St. Lucie Mets magic number to win the first half division title is down to one! AAA: Syracuse (22-38) 18, Norfolk (30-31) 6 BOX SCORE DH Dominic Smith 3-for-4,

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Stanley Consuegra highlighted a strong offensive week in St. Lucie with two doubles, two, triples, and two home runs. Here’s a closer look at Consuegra and other performances from around the Mets organization this week. Triple-A Syracuse The Triple-A Mets dropped four of seven (including a make-up game from April

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Sometimes, there are special players for whom traditional rules and thinking do not apply. During this season, it’s becoming readily apparent Francisco Álvarez is one of those players. Through his first 50 games with Double-A Binghamton, he’s hitting .275/.348/.549 with 14 doubles, 13 homers, and 33 RBI. That’s good

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After an outstanding May in Syracuse, it was concerning to see Mark Vientos land on the injured list after just two June games. However, his injured list stint lasted just 10 days and he returned to the lineup no worse for wear, as he blasted a long home run

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Francisco Alvarez, Photo Francisco Álvarez has put his May slump far behind him in the rearview mirror. With an RBI double on Saturday, he extended his hitting streak to eleven games and is now has a AAA: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (23-36) 8, Syracuse Mets (20-38) 4  Box Score Daniel Palka DH: 1-for-5, 2

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AAA: Game One (F/7) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (21-36) 3, Syracuse Mets (20-36) 0 Box Score SS JT Riddle: 1-for-2, BB, .211/.257/.368 RF Daniel Johnson: 1-f0r-3, 2B, 2 K, .206/.202/.353 Syracuse managed only four hits as they were shut out by Jhony Brito and the RailRiders in Friday’s opener. Daniel Johnson had the Mets’ lone

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With his recent hot streak, there is renewed focus on Francisco Álvarez. While the crux of the attention has been with his offense, there needs to be increased attention to the strides he has made defensively. As noted by MMN‘s Michael Mayer, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies pitchers have taken

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Mets’ top prospect Francisco Alvarez did it again on Thursday, it was the eighth time he’s homered in his last 12 games! AAA: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (20-36) 12, Syracuse Mets (20-35) 4 Box Score SS JT Riddle: 1-for-3, HR (4), 2 RBI, BB, SO, .200/.243/.371 CF Matt Rudick: 2-for-5, 2B,

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