Mark Vientos #27

Mark Anthony Vientos graduated from American Heritage (FL) High School. Enjoys running on the beach and practicing yoga in the offseason...Usually runs a few miles to clear his mind...Enjoys video games and playing ping pong with his friends...He has his own table...His favorite food is sushi...According to Baseball Prospectus and MLB Pipeline, is the No. 4-ranked prospect in the Mets organization...Vientos attended the same high school as MLB veteran Eric Hosmer...At 17 years old, he was the youngest player chosen on Day 1 of the 2017 Draft.

2023

Ranked sixth in the NL and 17th in the Majors in average exit velocity at 92.5 MPH (min. 200 PA)... Was tied for third in the majors among rookies with six homers in September... Was tied for eighth in the NL among rookies with 11 RBI in September... Homered in his first Major League game of the year on May 17 vs. Tampa Bay...Became the seventh-youngest Met (23 years, 157 days old) to homer in his first game of a season...Darryl Strawberry is the youngest at 22 years, 21 days (1984)... Homered off a 100.8 mph fastball from Aroldis Chapman on Aug. 29 vs. Texas...Was the fastest pitch a Met hit for a home run in the pitch tracking era.

2022

Made his major league debut Sept. 11 at Miami... Notched his first career hit, a pinch-hit RBI single, on Sept. 15 vs. Pittsburgh... Belted his first career home run on September 24 at Oakland.

MINOR LEAGUE REVIEW: Posted a 1.140 OPS against LHP at Triple-A, going 37-112 (.330) with 13 home runs.

2021

Named a Double-A All-Star...Tied for fourth in the AA-Northeast Division with 22 home runs and led all Mets farmhands with 25 long balls.

2020

Was part of the Mets' 60-Player Pool at the club's Alternate Training Site in Brooklyn.

2019

Named the Mets Minor League Hitter of the Year...Led Columbia in doubles (27), home runs (12), and RBI (62).

2018

Was named a Mets Organizational All-Star by MiLB.com.

2017

Made his professional debut with the GCL Mets (R) before spending the final week of the season at Kingsport (R) of the Appalachian League.