There is definitely more than one way to build a winning Major League team, and the 12 clubs headed to the postseason in 2024 certainly 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

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

NEW YORK -- In the 11th round of this year’s Draft, the Mets took one of their own. Hailing from about 20 miles east of Citi Field in Levittown, N.Y., Nick Roselli played his high school ball at Division Avenue, before heading upstate for college at Binghamton University. There, he

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NEW YORK -- Heading into his first Draft as the Mets’ vice president of amateur scouting, Kris Gross lauded the deep pool of college players in this year’s event. Then he went and acquired a host of them, from first-rounder Carson Benge to a slew of talented players on Day

In the third round of last year’s Draft, the Mets took a chance on a red-haired, two-way player from Oklahoma State named Nolan McLean. They must have been pleased with that pick, because in the first round of this year’s Draft, the Mets took a chance on a red-haired, two-way

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