According to Jim Callis of MLB.com, the New York Mets have officially signed third-round pick Carlos Cortes. Cortes will be receiving a $1,038,000 bonus; the 83rd overall pick had a value of $705,300. Originally drafted by the Mets in the 20th round of the 2016 MLB Draft out of

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Round 3, Pick 83 – Carlos Cortes, 2B Ht: 5’8″ Wt: 185 lb. DOB: 6/30/1997 School: University of South Carolina Stats 2018 – .265/.385/.500, 15 HR, 44 RBI, 15.5 BB%/11.5 SO% 2017 – .286/.368/.565, 12 HR, 41 RBI, 11.3 BB%/13.9 SO% Background Carlos Cortes was a pretty popular high school player in 2016. He could really

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Las Vegas (33-43) 4, Reno (34-42) 3  Box Score Christian Colon 3B: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI, .301/.357/.505 Jeff McNeil 2B: 1-for-4, R, BB, .387/.444/.516 Peter Alonso 1B: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K, .300/.417/.633 Las Vegas was held without a run for the first six innings of Sunday afternoon’s game before making a late-inning

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The New York Mets will promote right-handed pitcher Tyler Bashlor to the major leagues on Monday, a source confirmed to MMN’s Michael Mayer. The news was first reported by Frank Sulkowski of WJCL News in Savannah, G.A., Bashlor’s hometown. The 25-year-old has enjoyed another strong season to this point

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With 45 days on the Mets’ Major League roster, slick-fielding infielder Luis Guillorme has graduated from MLB Pipeline‘s ranking of the Mets’ top 30 prospects. Guillorme, 23, has struggled at the dish in his brief stay in the majors. He has hit just .185 with a .476 OPS and

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Las Vegas (32-42) 14, Reno (34-41) 11   Box Score Jeff McNeil 2B: 1-3, 2B, RBI, BB, K, .407/.452/.556 Peter Alonso 1B: 3-5, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 2 K, .333/.438/.704 Patrick Kivlehan RF: 3-5, 2B, RBI, K, .286/.346/.393 Colton Plaia C: 2-4, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, .250/.355/.413 It was an offensive explosion for

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New York Mets 2018 first rounder and sixth overall pick Jarred Kelenic made his pro debut today in the Gulf Coast League. What a debut it was. Kelenic went 3-for-4 with a triple, RBI and two runs scored while serving as the designated hitter for the GCL Mets in

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Reno (34-40) 5, Las Vegas (31-43) 4  Box Score Peter Alonso 1B: 1-3, RBI, BB, K, .273/.407/.318 Patrick Kivlehan RF: 3-4, HR, 2 RBI, .274/.338/.378 Jeff McNeil 2B: 2-4, K, .417/.462/.542 Ty Kelly SS: 2-4, .275/.356/.455 Christian Colon 3B: 2-3, 2B, RBI, BB, K, .295/.350/.453 Colon drew a bases loaded walk with nobody out in

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Tis’ the season for updates on prospect lists by the top media outlets with MLB.com releasing their recent update while highlighting some of the biggest risers and fallers. New York Mets first baseman Peter Alonso was among MLB’s biggest risers in the Top 100 list going from No. 100

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Las Vegas (31-42) 5, Reno (33-40) 3  Box Score Peter Alonso 1B: 1-3, 2B, RBI, BB, .263/.391/.316 Jeff McNeil 2B: 2-4, 2B, .400/.455/.550 Christian Colon LF-SS: 2-4, 2B, RBI, .283/.333/.435 Alonso had his first extra-base hit with the 51s, hitting a run scoring double in the 7th to give them a 4-3 lead.

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