Mets No. 2 prospect Jett Williams sprained his right ankle in the Arizona Fall League regular-season finale on Thursday, but he appears to have avoided a major injury. Although there’s been no word on the severity of Williams’ ankle sprain, Mets officials are optimistic it won’t have a significant impact

Defense is increasingly becoming a young man’s game. From 1957, the year they were first handed out, to 2012, only nine rookies won Rawlings Gold Glove Awards. The same number have captured the game’s top defensive prize since 2013, including six in the past three seasons alone. Red Sox right

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – No tricks here, just a sweet treat for Mets fans. The organization's top-ranked position players, Jett Williams and Drew Gilbert, hammered solo home runs during Arizona Fall League action Thursday afternoon, leading the Scorpions to a 10-1 victory over the Desert Dogs at Scottsdale Stadium. While the

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Jonathan Pintaro was confused when he reached the dugout. The 6-foot-2 right-hander was back with Glacier in the independent Pioneer League for a second straight season, hoping to take his game to a new level, and he had just completed his second inning of the day on

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Eleven games into the 2024 season, Jett Williams had to sit. A right wrist issue that bothered him at the end of Spring Training was carrying into his start to the year at Double-A Binghamton, and a 7-for-39 (.180) start confirmed that it was holding him back.

There is definitely more than one way to build a winning Major League team, and the 12 clubs headed to the postseason in 2024 prove that. On one hand, there are the Tigers and Guardians, the AL Central teams leading the way with 16 and 15 homegrown players on their

The Mets haven't missed a beat since infielder Luisangel Acuña was promoted to the big leagues on Sept. 14 and replaced the injured Francisco Lindor at shortstop. Entering Tuesday’s action against the Braves, Acuña has a slash line of .379/.400/.828 through nine games. In a recent sit-down with MLB.com at

NEW YORK -- Here’s the funny thing about Luisangel Acuña’s hot streak over his first few days in the Majors: If he keeps it up, he may just knock his brother’s team out of the playoff race. In just his fourth Major League game on Tuesday night, Acuña collected his

PHILADELPHIA -- Luisangel Acuña was playing video games with friends in Worcester, Mass., late Friday night when his Triple-A Syracuse manager, Dick Scott, called to tell him he was going to the big leagues. Acuña left and returned to his hotel room, where he started “calling everybody.” “It was just

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Welcome to Crooked Numbers, a monthly column dedicated to Minor League Baseball on-field oddities and absurdities. The edition, rounding up the month of August, features RBI explosions, epic sweeps, same-named individuals and, of course, much more. Keeping track of this type of thing is a team effort, so get in

Last week, we looked at the top farm systems based on infield talent. This week, let’s go from the dirt to the grass. Below is a ranking of the top 10 organizations when it comes to those who patrol the outfield, using a combination of top-end Top 100 talent and

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NEW YORK -- By most any measure, the Mets have endured a frustrating year on the farm. Major injuries to several of their most premium prospects, including Jett Williams, Drew Gilbert and Ronny Mauricio, have robbed those players of crucial development time. Others, including Luisangel Acuña, have not produced as

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Welcome to Crooked Numbers, a monthly column dedicated to Minor League Baseball on-field oddities and absurdities. The edition, rounding up the month of July, features intra-organizational no-nos, wild romps, unexpected mound dominance and, of course, much more. Keeping track of this type of thing is a team effort, so get

Brandon Sproat has flashed the potential that made him a Day 1 2023 Draft pick all season long. Friday's start was perhaps his most dominant yet. The Mets' No. 5 prospect struck out a career-high 13 batters -- including 11 in a row, something that's never been done in MLB