Here are the Brooklyn Cyclone Game Notes for today's game.
LAST TIME OUT: Winston-Salem topped Brooklyn for the second-straight night, 6-3, on Saturday evening...CF Ely Brown provided the go-ahead solo home run for the Dash in the 6th...C Calvin Harris cracked a two-run shot for Winston-Salem in the 5th and added a two-run single in the 9th...1B Yohairo Cuevas picked up a pair of hits for Brooklyn, including a game-tying solo homer in the 5th...3B Jacob Reimer and 2B Andy Ibáñez each recorded two-hit games and drove in a run...LF Yonatan Henríquez collected a multi-hit night and stole a bag...RHP José Chirinos took a no-decision for Brooklyn, allowing just one run over 4.0 innings...Maimonides Park welcomed a sellout crowd of 6,578 for Seinfeld Night.
25th ANNIVERSARY: The Cyclones celebrate their 25th anniversary season in 2026...Since the inaugural 2001 campaign, Brooklyn has captured three league titles...The Cyclones shared the New York-Penn League crown with the Williamsport Crosscutters in their first season before taking home the final NYPL title in 2019...Brooklyn captured its first full-season championship in 2025, going 4-0 in the postseason against Greensboro and Hub City.
COMEBACK REPORT: RHP Clay Holmes joined the Cyclones on Sunday and is scheduled to make his third Major League rehab start...The 33-year-old was scheduled to start for Brooklyn on July 18 vs. Hudson Valley, but the game was rained out...The two-time All-Star is 0-1 with a 2.84 ERA (2 ER in 6.1 IP) over his first two rehab outings with Single-A St. Lucie and Triple-A Syracuse, walking four and striking out five...In nine starts with the Mets in 2026, Holmes is 4-4 with a 2.39 ERA (14 ER in 52.2 IP), but has been on the 15-day injured list since May 16 with a right fibula fracture...RHP Austin Warren joined the Cyclones on a Major League rehab assignment on Friday, and fired a scoreless inning of work with a strikeout...The 30-year-old made his first rehab appearance with Single-A St. Lucie on Tuesday, earning the win with a scoreless frame of relief at Dunedin...He's been on the 15-day injured list since July 8 with a right forearm strain...INF Andy Ibáñez joined the Cyclones on a minor league rehab assignment last Sunday and has done nothing but hit since joining Brooklyn...The 33-year-old is 9-for-17 across four games with the 'Clones with three runs scored, two RBI, a walk and a hit-by-pitch.
DAIV-INE INTERVENTION: C Daiverson Gutiérrez has homered twice already this week, including a walk-off home run in Wednesday's thrilling come-from-behind win against Winston-Salem...The 20-year-old is responsible for all three Brooklyn walk-offs this season...The Venezuelan also had a walk-off RBI single vs. Jersey Shore on June 23, in addition to a game-winning RBI single vs. Wilmington on July 11...Gutiérrez was named the New York Mets' Minor League Player of the Week for July 7-12 vs. Wilmington, going 10-for-18 at the plate with a double, a home run, and six runs batted in...Over his last 17 games since July 7, Gutiérrez is hitting .281/.294/.469/.763 with three home runs and 18 RBI...After hitting .148/.278/.221/.499 over his first 43 contests, the Venezuela native is slashing .253/.316/.422/.738 in his last 41 games...Gutiérrez has added 19 runs scored, 15 extra-base hits, five home runs, and 32 RBI in that stretch and raised his batting average by 53 points (.148 to .201).
RANDY RAKES!: 1B/OF Randy Guzmán has been impressive to start his High-A career...The 21-year-old played a key role in Wednesday's walk-off win, going 3-for-4 at the plate with a double and a key RBI single in the decisive home 9th...Through four games, Guzmán is 7-for-16 with a double, four RBI, two walks and a hit-by-pitch...Since coming off the injured list on July 17, the Dominican native is slashing .400/.491/.689/1.180 in 13 games between the two A-ball levels with 10 runs scored, three home runs, six extra-base hits and 16 RBI.
WHERE BROOKLYN AT: The Mets announced a series of roster moves affecting the Cyclones ahead of this week's series against Winston-Salem...OF Randy Guzman, INF Trey Snyder and C Chase Meggers have all joined Brooklyn...Additionally, INF Antonio Jimenez and RHP Joel Díaz have rejoined the 'Clones, while INF Jacob Reimer is back in Brooklyn on a minor league rehab assignment...Guzman, the No. 21 prospect in the organization according to MLB Pipeline, hit .274 with 12 home runs and a .891 OPS in St. Lucie...Snyder, the Mets' fifth-round pick in the 2024 draft, hit an impressive .306 in 36 games with St. Lucie, while scoring 23 runs and stealing 17 bases...Meanwhile, Meggers slashed .235/.313/.319/.633 in 69 games in Single-A...Jimenez rejoins Brooklyn after breaking camp with the Cyclones and 25 games at the level before being re-assigned, while Díaz rejoins Brooklyn after being placed on the development list on May 14...Reimer continues his way back toward rejoining Double-A Binghamton's active roster...The third baseman spent time on Coney Island in 2023, '24 and '25, including logging an .887 OPS in 61 games during the 'Clones 2025 championship-winning campaign...Finally, the 'Clones added RHP Emilio Obispo to their roster ahead of Tuesday...The 19-year-old saw a steady dose of success with St. Lucie, pitching to a minuscule 2.03 ERA across 14 appearances, 10 starts.
SO LONG, FAREWELL: While Brooklyn welcomes in some new faces, INF Mitch Voit and RHP Noah Hall have been promoted to Double-A Binghamton...In 76 games with the 'Clones, Voit slashed .242/.349/.396/.745 with 11 home runs, 41 RBI and 36 stolen bases...Voit's 36th swiped bags are tied for 5th at the High-A level...Meanwhile, Hall wraps up an illustrious career with Brooklyn...The right-hander ended his time on Coney Island with a bang...Over his last four appearances (two starts) since the calendar flipped to July, the 25-year-old was 2-0 record with a sparkling 0.39 ERA (1 ER in 23.1 IP), permitting just nine hits and 10 walks, striking out 30 in that time...Hall set the Cyclones' all-time strikeout record (223) on June 7 at Jersey Shore, surpassing RHP Jaison Vilera (173)...The South Carolina product also holds the franchise's all-time mark for innings pitched (213.0) and games started (41).
HURT-ADO LOCKER: LHP Daviel Hurtado is off to a terrific start with the Cyclones...The Cuban-born starter pitched 4.0 innings last Wednesday at Jersey Shore, allowing two runs on four hits and three walks while striking out four...Since making his High-A debut on May 26, the 21-year-old is still among the best arms in the South Atlantic League even after struggling a tad in Tuesday's series opener...Hurtado leads the South Atlantic League in batting average against (.169), WHIP (0.95), and opposing OPS (.487) since that date...He is also tied for second in double plays (6), third in ERA (2.72), and tied for sixth in wins (4)...Hurtado was named the South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Month for June, collecting a 4-1 mark with a 2.03 ERA (6 ER in 26.2 IP) over five starts...He walked only four and struck out 26, while scattering 11 hits.
PITCHING IN: Brooklyn's pitching staff has been sharp as of late...In June, the Cyclones posted a 3.66 ERA (101 ER in 221.1 IP), the best mark in the South Atlantic League...Since May 14, Brooklyn pitchers have posted a 3.92 ERA (249 ER in 571.0 IP), the fourth-lowest in Minor League Baseball...Only Texas' Single-A Hickory (3.32), Chicago-AL's Single-A Kannapolis (3.53), and New York-AL's Single-A Tampa (3.84) have lower marks...The Cyclones' bullpen has been a huge reason for that success...Since that date, Brooklyn's 3.76 ERA (124 ER in 296.2 IP) from relievers is fourth-best in MiLB...Only Kannapolis (3.15), Hickory (3.27) and Milwaukee's Triple-A Nashville (3.76) have produced better clips...Overall in 2026, the Cyclones' 4.25 ERA (403 ER in 854.1 IP) is sixth-best in MiLB.
BALL MAGNETS: The Cyclones have worn their fair share of pitches this season...Entering Sunday, Brooklyn batters have been drilled by 95 pitches, which is the third-most in Minor League Baseball and the most in the South Atlantic League...San Diego's Single-A Lake Elsinore (101) leads MiLB...OF John Bay set the Cyclones' single-season record for hit-by-pitches with 19, surpassing OF Matt Rudick (2022) and C Chris Suero's (2025) previous mark of 16... The Cyclones have had four hitters plunked in a game on four separate occasions in 2026...The single-game franchise record is six, set on May 19, 2023, at Hudson Valley...The franchise record for hit-by-pitches in a season is 107, set in 2022.
BROOKLYN TO THE BIGS: After 14 former Cyclones made their Major League debuts in 2025, eight alumni have already accomplished the feat early in 2026...RHP Kade Morris made his MLB debut for the Athletics on June 6 in Houston against the Astros...Morris pitched in 11 games, making 10 starts and posting a 3.43 ERA over 57.2 innings during his time in Brooklyn in 2024....He joins RHP Wilkin Ramos, OF Nick Morabito, LHP Zac Thornton, OF Carson Benge, OF A.J. Ewing, RHP Cameron Foster, and RHP Anthony Nunez, who made their debuts earlier this season...Foster and Nunez each debuted with the Baltimore Orioles in April...Last year's 14 debuts set a new single-season franchise record.
THIS DATE IN CYCLONES HISTORY: On August 2, 2022, the New York Mets traded a pair of Brooklyn pitchers — RHP Carson Seymour and LHP Nick Zwack — as part of a package to acquire IF/OF Darin Ruf from the San Francisco Giants...In 2023, 3B Jacob Reimer clubbed his first High-A home run and RHP Jordany Ventura tossed 7.1 innings to earn the win in a 5-3 triumph at Jersey Shore.
AMAZIN' STARTS HERE: According to MLB Pipeline, the Cyclones hold six of the Mets' Top 30 prospects: INF Jacob Reimer (4), LHP Daviel Hurtado (18), RHP José Chirinos (19), 1B/OF Randy Guzmán (21), C Daiverson Gutiérrez (22), and INF Antonio Jimenez (25)...SNY lists Guzmán at 19, Jimenez at 20, Gutiérrez at 27, and INF Trey Snyder at 30...Baseball America also ranked RHP Calvin Ziegler and INF Colin Houck as the organization's No. 34 and 35 farmhands, respectively, entering 2026.
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