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Mets Daily Prospect Report, 4/17/24: Rumbletown record

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

By Steve Sypa
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Blade Tidwell throws a pitch in a white Rumble Ponies uniform with a blue hat, blue lettering, and his number 21 in red.
Chris McShane
Photo: Chris McShane

Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (9-6)

SYRACUSE 9, CHARLOTTE 2 (BOX)

Former Met Danny Mendick tagged Christian Scott with a run in the first- he would give up another solo homer to Oscar Colas a few batters later- and for a while, it looked like Scott might end up on the wrong side of the ledger, a hard-luck loser. In the sixth, finally, the Mets got back on track, tying the game on a Mark Vientos single and taking the lead on a Ji Man Choi sac fly. They kept adding and adding to their lead, and yes, ladies and gentlemen, you read that right: with the bases loaded, Mark Vientos drove in three runs with a triple. It was as glorious as it sounds!

Double-A: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (4-5)

BINGHAMTON 3, READING 2 (BOX)

It was a record-setting evening for Binghamton. The rehabbing Max Kranick got things started with six strikeouts over two-plus innings, and the one batter that Trey McLoughin faced, he struck out as well. That set the stage for Blade Tidwell, who entered the ballgame in the fourth. The right-hander struck out ten, the fifth time in his professional career that he reached double-digit strikeouts and just one shy of tying his career high in a single game. Wilkin Ramos pitched a clean ninth and struck out a single batter. In doing so, Binghamton tied their franchise single-game record for most strikeouts in a single game. The record was originally set back on April 10, 1995, when the B-Mets struck out 18 against the New Haven Ravens. The offense, meanwhile, did their part, led by a Matt Rudick double and a Rhylan Thomas RBI single.

High-A: Brooklyn Cyclones (4-6)

JERSEY SHORE 3, BROOKLYN 1 (BOX)

I was excited to see Brandon Sproat in person, and he had a very Sproaty start. He scattered a few hits, he walked a couple of batters, and he struck a few guys out. Early on, he was regularly touching 97, 98 MPH, but by the end of his outing, he was closer to 95 MPH (what a world we live in, that throwing 95 MPH is considered “eh”!). Towards the end of his outing, I wouldn’t say he was spamming his fastball, but old reliable was working and why fix what ain’t broken? In those two innings when I noticed he was throwing a preponderance of heaters, he struck out four and induced two groundballs. Outside of him, though, the Cyclones were just as cold as the evening got. The team managed only two hits, one a Mateo Gil homer and the other a Ryan Clifford single. Diosmerky Taveras, who came in in relief of Sproat, allowed the go-ahead run to score thanks to a throwing error, and Victor Castaneda allowed another for good measure a few innings later.

Single-A: St. Lucie Mets (1-3)

ST. LUCIE 11, TAMPA 3 (BOX)

St. Lucie logged 19 total hits, led by two players who were perfect on the night. Christopher Suero went 5-5 and drove in three while Nick Morabito went 4-4 and drove in one. Jesus Baez and Diego Mosquera had multi-hit games, but obviously theirs were less impressive than Suero and Morabito’s.

STAR OF THE NIGHT

Blade Tidwell

GOAT OF THE NIGHT

Diosmerky Taveras

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