According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the New York Mets are selecting the contracts of outfielder Kevin Kaczmarski and right-handed reliever Drew Smith from the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s. They will take the 25-man roster spots of right-handed pitchers Paul Sewald and Chris Flexen, both of whom the Mets

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Round 2, Pick 48 – RHP/IF Simeon Woods-Richardson Ht: 6’ 3 ½″ Wt: 205 DOB: 9/27/2000 (17) School: Kempner High School (Sugar Land, TX) Stats Pitching, 2018 (Senior): 3-1, 0.23 ERA, 5 BB/53 K Hitting, 2018: .529/.636/1.088, 5 HR, 13 RBI Pitching, 2017 (Junior): 12 GS, 8-1 W-L, 1.27 ERA, 11/129 BB/K Hitting, 2017: .430/.550/.791,

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Trenton (41-29) 16, Binghamton (34-36) 5 BOX SCORE John Mora RF: 2-4, 2 RBI, 2B (.248/.319/.371) Josh Allen 2B: 1-4, 2B, RBI (.300/.375/.500) Tim Tebow LF: 1-3, BB (.246/..330/.380) The Ponies were out of this one from the get-go. John Mora was the only player to record multiple hits. Josh

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With the New York Mets needing 5.1 innings from their bullpen last night, RHP Chris Flexen will be recalled to bolster the bullpen. Flexen last pitched on June 16th. In that game, he threw 92 pitches over five innings. As a result, it will be interesting to see how

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Yesterday, Columbia Fireflies first baseman Jeremy Vasquez entered the game as a defensive substitution for Chad Spanberger in the fifth inning of the South Atlantic League All Star Game, and he would leave an impact on the game. In the top of the ninth inning, Vasquez homered of Blake

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Las Vegas (30-42) 3, Oklahoma City (41-26) 2 Box 1B Peter Alonso 1-4, BB(.250/.368/.250) 2B Jeff McNeil  2-5, 2B, 2 RBI(.330/.405/.617) RF Zach Borenstein 2-5, 2 R(.253/.350/.486) For the second straight game, Zach Borenstein led the offensive charge, tallying two hits and scoring twice . The newly-promoted Jeff McNeil gave the 51s

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Las Vegas (29-42) 10, Oklahoma City (41-25) 4  Box Score Zach Borenstein LF: 4-5, HR, 3 2B, 3 RBI, .250/.349/.488 Peter Alonso 1B: 1-4, RBI, BB, .250/.357/.250 Ty Kelly SS: 4-5, 2B, RBI, K, .270/.353/.455 Jeff McNeil 2B: 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 K, .364/.462/.455 The 51s had a very good offensive game, as

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The Kingsport Mets, the Advanced-Rookie affiliate of the New York Mets, have released their preliminary roster for the 2018 season ahead of Tuesday’s season opener against the Princeton Rays. The collection of farmhands is headlined by Mark Vientos, one of the organization’s top prospects who made a cameo in Kingsport

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Round 1, Pick 6 – OF Jarred Kelenic Ht: 6’1″  Wt: 196 lb.  DOB: 7/16/99 (18) School: Waukesha West High School (Waukesha, WI) Background You must have heard this 100 times by now but the Mets drafted Jarred Kelenic out of Waukesha, Wisconsin. Why is he historic? He is

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Oklahoma City (41-24) 5, Las Vegas (28-42) 3  Box Score Kevin Kaczmarski CF: 4-4, BB, .392/.435/.486 Peter Alonso 1B: 2-5, RBI, 3 K, .250/.333/.250 Jeff McNeil 2B: 0-3, BB, K, .167/.375/.167 The 51s struggled with runners in scoring position again, going just 2-for-14. Kaczmarski continued to rack up hits, collecting four singles

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