OF John Spikerman

John Spikerman, MiLB photo

FLUSHING, NY, August 3, 2026 - "The New York Mets have announced that they have acquired RHP Luke Gabrysh and OF John Spikerman from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for LHP Brooks Raley....Spikerman, 23, batted .260 (26-100) with four doubles, two triples, 26 runs, 26 walks, 18 stolen bases and a .419 OBP at High-A Jersey Shore this season. The switch-hitting outfielder has been limited to 30 High-A games in 2026 with two separate stints on the Injured List. In 111 career minor league games in parts of three seasons, Spikerman has tallied 69 runs, 77 walks, 55 stolen bases and a .376 OBP. A native of Houston, TX, Spikerman was selected by Philadelphia in the third round of the 2024 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Oklahoma."

Baseball America: "Double-plus speed is Spikerman’s carrying tool, and he’s also a quality center fielder who employs a line-drive hitting approach."

MLB Pipeline ranks Spikerman as the Mets 28th prospect. "Scouting grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 30 | Run: 70 | Arm: 60 | Field: 60 | Overall: 40...Ever since Spikerman showed up on the University of Oklahoma's campus for his freshman season in 2022, he's shown off explosive speed and athleticism. But injuries have gotten in the way of his progress, missing two months as a freshman, then breaking his right hamate in March 2024, his junior season. That's continued as a pro since the Phillies took him in the third round of that summer's Draft, with a shoulder injury limiting him to just 62 games in an uneven first full season of pro ball."

From the Brooklyn Cyclones Game Notes:

• 2026 TRANSACTIONS: Started on High-A Jersey Shore's 7-day injured list...Reinstated on 4/10...Returned to 7-day IL (retro 5/21) on 5/23 (left ankle sprain)...Joined Single-A Clearwater on MiLB rehab on 7/24...Reinstated on 7/30...Traded to New York-NL on 8/3...Assigned to Brooklyn on 8/4.
• 2026: Picked up an RBI single in his Mets' organizational debut on 8/4 @WIL (1x4, RBI, 2 K)...Launched two home runs in Brooklyn's 9-1 win @ASH on 8/18 (2x5, 2 HR, 4 RBI)
• In 30 games with High-A Jersey Shore before the trade, slashed .260/.419/.340/.750 with 26 runs scored, six extra-base hits, nine runs batted in, and 18 stolen bases...Went 0-for-3 in two rehab games with Single-A Clearwater.
• Considered the New York Mets' No. 28 farmhand in 2026 by MLB Pipeline...Phillies' No. 16 entering 2025.
• Ranked the Philadelphia Phillies' No. 15 prospect in 2025 by Baseball America...No. 16 entering 2025.
• Missed time during the 2025 season due to a shoulder injury...Hit .217/.362/.277/.639 in 24 games for Jersey Shore, adding four extra-base hits, seven RBI, and 15 steals.
• 2024 season cut short due to an oblique injury.
• Selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 3rd round (100th overall) of the 2024 MLB Draft out of the University of Oklahoma...Signed for $672,500.
• 2024 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention at Oklahoma...Slashed .367/.429/.542/.971 in 42 games for the Sooners, adding 42 runs scored, 19 extra-base hits, three home runs, 32 RBI, and 11 stolen bases...Suffered a broken right hamate during the college season.
• 2023 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention...Posted a .270/.413/.383/.796 slashline in 60 games for the Sooners...Scored 44 runs, tallied 18 extra-base hits, three home runs, 33 RBI, and 27 steals.
• College teammate of former Cyclones RHP Brendan Girton at Oklahoma.

OF John Spikerman assigned to Brooklyn Cyclones.

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