Ryan Clifford Homers, Tong Ks 3 as Mets Prospects win - Mets News and Morning Links - 3/17/2025

 


Good Morning and Happy St. Patrick’s Day.  Happy Birthday Juan Lagares and Vance Wilson. Mets Prospects shine in Spring Breakout game, Tylor Megill goes 5 innings but Mets lose Spring Game, and Ronnie Mauricio won't see action this Spring.

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3/16/2025 Spring Training Box Score: Astros 5 Mets 0 

Lindor SS;  0 for 2; 2 walks; 1 K; Henriquez, Y PR;  0 for 0; Marte, S DH;  0 for 3; 1 K; Lugo PH;  0 for 1; 1 K; Alonso 1B;  0 for 3; 2 Ks; Reetz C;  0 for 1; Vientos 3B;  0 for 2; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Baty 2B;  0 for 3; 1 K; Siri CF;  0 for 3; 1 K; Canario RF;  0 for 3; 2 Ks; Azocar LF;  1 for 3; Senger C;  1 for 2; double; Meneses 1B;  0 for 1; Megill (L, 0-2); 5 innings; 4 runs; 4 ERs; 6 hits; 1 HR; 6 Ks; Zuber; 0.1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; Overton; 0.2 inning; no runs; 1 hit; 1 walk; Hartwig; 2 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 2 hits; 1 HR; 2 Ks; Warren, A; 1 inning; no runs; 1 walk; 


SNY on YouTube: Astros 5 Mets 0 Game Highlights 3/16/25




3/16/2025 Spring Breakout Box Score: Mets Prospects 5 Nationals Prospects 1

Morabito CF;  2 for 3; 2 RBIs; Juan PH-RF;  0 for 1; 1 K; Benge RF;  1 for 2; double;  1 walk; Ewing PH-CF;  0 for 1; Williams, J SS;  0 for 2; 1 run; 1 walk; 1 K; Adderley SS;  0 for 1; 1 K; Clifford 1B;  1 for 4; HR; 1 run; 2 RBIs; 2 Ks; Reimer DH;  0 for 3; 2 Ks; Suero PH-DH;  0 for 0; 1 walk; Serrano III LF;  0 for 3; 1 K; Lantigua LF;  0 for 1; Parada C;  2 for 3; double; 1 run; 1 K; Gutierrez C;  0 for 0; 1 walk; Baro 3B;  2 for 3; HR, 2 runs; 1 RBI; Snyder 2B;  0 for 1; Rodriguez, J 2B;  0 for 1; 1 walk; Houck PH-3B;  0 for 1; 1 walk; 1 K; Tong (W, 1-0); 2 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 2 walks; 3 Ks; Pintaro (H, 1); 2 innings; no runs; 3 hits; 1 K; Santucci; 1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; 1 walk; Ross; 1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; 1 K; Lambert; 1 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 1 hit; 2 walks; 2 Ks;  


Mets YouTube Channel: Mets 5 Nationals 1 Spring Breakout Highlights 3/16/25



Today's Games:

1:10 p.m. vs. Tampa Bay

Schedule Mets Pitcher: RHP Griffin Canning, RHP Huascar Brazaobán, LHP Anthony Gose, RHP Dedniel Nuñez, RHP Sean Reid-Foley

Scheduled Rays Pitchers: RHP Mike Vasil, RHP Mason Englert, RHP Cole Sulse, RHP Eric Orze, RHP Jacob Waguespack

1:10 p.m. at Miami Mets Scheduled Pitchers: RHP Paul Blackburn, RHP Justin Hagenman.

Abbey Mastracco NY Daily News 5 questions for the Mets in the final week of spring training. Abbey asks WILL BRETT BATY MAKE THE TEAM? CAN THEY CARRY LUISANGEL ACUÑA? WILL THEY CARRY SIX STARTERS? HOW WILL INJURIES IMPACT METS IN APRIL & MAY? WHO WILL BACK UP LUIS TORRENS?

Mets Spring Breakout Notebook: Ryan Clifford's power, Bohan Adderley's Jazz Chisholm connection headline notes on top prospects.  They note this about Carson Benge: "...the Mets’ highest draft pick last year (19th overall) said that he put on 15 pounds of muscle since giving up pitching and concentrating on the outfield. Benge, 22, was a two-way player in college at Oklahoma State. He and the Mets “came to an understanding” that he would get off the mound, he said."

Tim Healey Newsday Mets prospect Ronny Mauricio 'getting close' in return from knee injuries. "Mauricio in recent weeks has largely been on his own regimen as the rest of the team gets ready for the season. His most recent progress, he said, included fielding ground balls at a higher intensity — instead of softer ones batted right at him — and moving laterally, which represents a noteworthy test for his lower half."

NY Post: Anthony Gose hoping to catch on with Mets after switch from outfield to mound. “I just didn’t hit enough,” Gose said. “Teams liked me as a pitcher coming up out of high school. I threw 97 mph. But I wanted to hit. I had a good year in 2015 and got off to a slow start in 2016 and never got out of it...I think I can pitch another 10-12 years with what I have in my arm.”

NY Post: Mets’ A.J. Minter finding new way to get batters out. “I just started to realize I am not going to worry about velocity,” the 31-year-old Minter said. “I am going to worry about getting ahead, mixing my pitches, and just I have to find a way to get outs differently instead of just rely on just my stuff. I ended up having a good second half in ’23, and it carried over to ’24.”

Tim Healey Newsday: Mets' Jonah Tong has stories to tell with his complicated name. "The Canadian government — and some autograph-seekers — knows him by another, longer name: Jonah Reid Tin Chee Matthew Tong."  Tim goes into the full story of the name including how his mom was a fan of Joe Montana which accounts for the Jo in Jonah.

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Cubs Promote Matt Shaw

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Angels Acquire Angel Perdomo, Designate Scott Kingery For Assignment

Braves, James McCann Agree To Minor League Deal

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New York Mets signed free agent Jerry Martin of the Kansas City Royals on March 17, 1984.

New York Mets traded Pete Walker and Luis Arroyo to the San Diego Padres for Roberto Petagine and Scott Adair on March 17, 1996.

New York Mets signed free agent Timo Perez on March 17, 2000.

New York Mets released Joe McEwing on March 17, 2005.

Cleveland Indians claimed Anderson Hernandez of the New York Mets on waivers on March 17, 2010.

New York Mets signed free agent Travis Jankowski of the Philadelphia Phillies on March 17, 2022.


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