Mets Daily Prospect Report, 7/20/25: We are so back

Catch up on all the Mets prospects in yesterday’s minor league action!

Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (31-44/14-6)

GAME ONE

SYRACUSE 16, NORFOLK 7 (BOX)

This one picked back up where the game was suspended on Friday night, in the bottom of the seventh with the score tied 7-6. The score didn’t stay 7-6 for long, as Francisco Alvarez led off the top of the eighth with a solo homer. Syracuse added a whopping 8 more runs in the top of the ninth and turned what had been a slim lead into a comfortable victory.

• LF José Azocar: 2-5, 2 R, RBI, BB, 3 K, SB (9), E (1)
• RF Gilberto Celestino: 3-4, 3 R, 2B, HR (7), RBI, 2 BB, SB (6)
• C Francisco Alvarez: 2-5, 3 R, 2 HR (9, 10), 4 RBI, BB, 2 K, E (3), PB (4)
• SS Pablo Reyes: 2-5, R, 2 2B, RBI
• CF Drew Gilbert: 1-5, R, BB
• DH Joey Meneses: 2-4, 2B, K
• PR-DH Omar De Los Santos: 1-2, 2 R, HR (1), 4 RBI
• 1B David Villar: 2-5, R, BB, 2 K
• 3B Luke Ritter: 1-4, 2 R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB, K
• 2B Yonny Hernández: 2-5, R, RBI, BB
• REHAB ALERT RHP José Buttó: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
• RHP Nolan McLean: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, HBP
• RHP Justin Hagenman: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, W (1-2)
• RHP José Castillo: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
• RHP Dylan Ross: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

GAME TWO

NORFOLK 6, SYRACUSE 4 (BOX)

Can we officially say Brandon Sproat is back? For his fourth straight start, the right-hander did not allow an earned run- Norfolk scored in the second thanks to not just one, but two errors- allowing just a single hit, walking one, and striking out nine. That gives the right-hander 23.0 innings without allowing an earned run; over that span, he has lowered his season ERA from a 5.95 to a 4.34, which is actually a shade below the International League average.

Unfortunately, Julian Merryweather is not Brandon Sproat, and in the bottom of the eighth, the right-hander allowed three runs, tying things up at 4-4. On inning later, in the bottom of the ninth, Austin Warren walked Dylan Beavers and then gave up the game-winning home run to Dylan Carlson.

• CF José Azocar: 1-5, RBI, 3 K, SB
• RF Gilberto Celestino: 0-4, 2 K
• DH Francisco Alvarez: 1-2, R, 2 BB, K
• SS Pablo Reyes: 1-4, R, E (1)
• 1B Joey Meneses: 0-4, 2 K
• LF Luke Ritter: 2-4, R, RBI, 2 K
• 2B Yonny Hernández: 1-2, RBI, 2 BB, K
• 3B Luis De Los Santos: 0-4, K
• C Matt O’Neill: 1-3, R, 2B, BB, K, E (1)
• RHP Brandon Sproat: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
• RHP Ty Adcock: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, H (1)
• RHP Julian Merryweather: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, WP, BS (1)
• RHP Austin Warren: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, L (5-1)

ROSTER ALERT: New York Mets selected the contract of RHP Kevin Herget from Syracuse Mets.

ROSTER ALERT: New York Mets optioned LHP Brandon Waddell to Syracuse Mets.

Double-A: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (45-22*/13-7)

NEW HAMPSHIRE 11, BINGHAMTON 6 (BOX)

Binghamton got out to an early lead and never looked back, going up on the Fisher Cats 4-0 by the second inning, but Jonathan Santucci fell apart early. He had a fairly easy first inning but struggled in the second. To make matters worse, he failed to cover home plate on a dropped strike three that Chris Suero was fielding, allowing a run to come in from second thanks to his own head being in the clouds and prompting Reid Brigniac to lift him from the game. Things didn’t get better for Binghamton from that point on, and while the offense was doing damage, they just couldn’t keep up with the pace the pitchers were giving runs up.

• SS Jett Williams: 1-4, 2 R, BB, 2 K, SB
• CF Carson Benge: 2-4, R, RBI, BB, 2 K
• RF Ryan Clifford: 1-4, R, RBI, BB
• 3B Jacob Reimer: 1-4, R, K, HBP, E (4)
• DH JT Schwartz: 0-3, R, RBI, BB, K
• C Chris Suero: 1-4, 2 RBI, 2 K, PB (1)
• LF D’Andre Smith: 2-4, SB
• 1B Nick Lorusso: 1-4, 2B, RBI, K, E (7)
• 2B William Lugo: 0-4, K
• LHP Jonathan Santucci: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, WP
• RHP Hunter Parsons: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, L (3-2)
• RHP R.J. Gordon: 4.1 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, WP
• RHP Joshua Cornielly: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

ROSTER ALERT: Binghamton Rumble Ponies transferred RHP Jordan Geber to the Development List.

High-A: Brooklyn Cyclones (46-20*/11-12)

HUB CITY 2, BROOKLYN 1 / 10 (BOX)

The Cyclones got on the board in the top of the second on a Diego Mosquiera RBI single, and for most of the game, it looked like that might be it. Finally, in the eighth, the Hub City Spartanburgers- I can’t believe I just typed that- tied things up with a solo homer. Neither team scored in the ninth, so into extra innings we went. In the top of the tenth, Brooklyn moved ghost runner Mosquiera to third with a successful sac bunt, but Marco Vargas and Eli Serrano both went down swinging to leave him stranded. The Burgers, on the other hand, had much better luck and won things in the bottom of the inning on a RBI single.

• 2B Marco Vargas: 1-5, 3 K
• RF Eli Serrano III: 0-4, BB, 3 K
• CF A.J. Ewing: 2-4, 2B, 3B, K
• SS Colin Houck: 0-4, 2 K, CS (1)
• 3B Boston Baro: 0-4, K, E (14)
• C Ronald Hernandez: 1-3, R, K, HBP, CS (3), PB (13)
• 1B Corey Collins: 0-4, 2 K
• LF Diego Mosquera: 1-4, RBI, 2 K
• DH Jefrey De Los Santos: 0-2, BB, K
• RHP Will Watson: 4.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, HBP
• RHP Eduardo Herrera: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
• RHP Joel Díaz: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, BS (1)
• RHP Ben Simon: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
• RHP Saul Garcia: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, L (3-2)

Single-A: St. Lucie Mets (34-31*/15-7)

ST. LUCIE 11, PALM BEACH 1 (BOX)

The St. Lucie Mets jumped out to an early lead thanks to a Trace Willhoite three-run homer in the bottom of the first and never looked back. They added another run in the third, four more in the fifth, and three more in the seventh. As they kept scoring and scoring, Wellington Aracena and the bullpen kept putting up zero after zero. Palm Beach finally got on the board in the top of the eighth, but their lone run didn’t factor into anything except avoiding a shutout.

• 2B Trey Snyder: 1-4, 3 R, BB, K
• SS Jeremy Rodriguez: 2-5, R, RBI
• C Daiverson Gutierrez: 2-4, R, RBI, BB, K
• DH Yohairo Cuevas: 1-5, R, 2 K
• 1B Trace Willhoite: 2-3, 2 R, HR (11), 4 RBI, 2 BB
• CF Yonatan Henriquez: 1-4, R, 3B, 3 RBI, BB, K
• 3B Kevin Villavicencio: 0-5, K
• LF Nick Roselli: 1-4, R, RBI, BB, 2 K
• RF Simon Juan: 1-4, R, 2B, RBI, K, HBP
• RHP Wellington Aracena: 4.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
• RHP Ernesto Mercedes: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 2 WP, W (2-2)
• LHP Gregori Louis: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
• RHP Hunter Hodges: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

Rookie: FCL Mets (24-27)

FCL METS 4, FCL NATIONALS 0 (BOX)

• SS Bohan Adderley: 1-3, R, BB
• RF Rafael Ortega: 1-3, 2 R, BB, 2 K
• CF Edward Lantigua: 1-2, BB, K, HBP, CS (10)
• C Julio Zayas: 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, PB (10)
• 1B Randy Guzman: 3-4, 2B, 2 RBI
• 3B Branny De Oleo: 0-4, 2 K
• 2B Dangelo Sarmiento: 0-3, 2 K
• DH Jeffry Rosa: 1-3
• LF Haniel German: 0-1, R, 2 BB, K
• RHP Jose Guevara: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
• RHP Joel Lara: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, WP
• RHP Christian Rodriguez: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, W (5-0)
• RHP Miguel Mejias: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, WP
• RHP John Valle: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

STAR OF THE NIGHT

Brandon Sproat

GOAT OF THE NIGHT

Jonathan Santucci