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Here are the top switch-hitters in the Minors

Check out these 11 handy prospects (with one more to grow on)
@benweinrib
May 14, 2024

In an era that places a premium on platoon advantages, switch-hitters can be the most versatile members of a lineup -- even if they've become increasingly hard to find. Over the past four seasons, the number of switch-hitting batters in the Majors has slowly ticked down from 10.7 percent in

Depth shines among Mets' Organization All-Stars

Patience prevails for Williams, Mauricio; Stuart leaps toward New York
@Gerard_Gilberto
October 20, 2023

Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each organization and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in each farm system. Next up in our 2023 Organization All-Stars series are the New York Mets. 2023 organization summary: Triple-A Syracuse: 61-85

Mauricio Scorches Ball in Major League Debut

2019 Fireflies shortstop is 23rd former player to play in the show
September 2, 2023

COLUMBIA, SC – Last night, Ronny Mauricio hit ninth and played second for the Mets in their game against the Seattle Mariners. With the start, he became the 23rd former Fireflies player to make their Major League debut and the fourth to do so this season. The 2019 Fireflies infielder

Mets calling up No. 4 prospect Mauricio (source)

Multifaceted switch-hitter expected to join team for Seattle series
August 30, 2023

ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- The Mets are about to make a significant, long-awaited move for their future. Late Wednesday night, the team informed Ronny Mauricio that it will call him up to the Majors before Friday’s series opener against the Mariners, according to multiple sources briefed on the situation. Mauricio, 22,

The Road to The Show™: Who’s up next?

Reds' De La Cruz, Mets' Mauricio knocking on door to Majors
@Gerard_Gilberto
May 30, 2023

Each week, MiLB.com profiles an elite prospect by chronicling the steps he's taken toward achieving his Major League dream. For more stories about players on The Road to The Show, click here. For top prospects throughout the Minors, two months of play can go a long way toward revealing which

Baty, Mauricio stinging ball in time with Syracuse

Mets' prospect duo combined to hit 4 balls over 100 mph Friday
@Steph_Sheehan
April 14, 2023

To people who have been watching Brett Baty for a while now, the way he’s been mashing the baseball doesn’t come as a surprise. Entering Friday, the second-ranked Mets prospect led all of Triple-A in average exit velocity (min. 20 balls put in play) by a fairly wide margin --

Álvarez, Baty rake their way through upper levels

Mets' star prospects ride dominant seasons to Major League debuts
@Gerard_Gilberto
November 4, 2022

Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each organization and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in each farm system. Next up in our 2022 Organization All-Stars series are the New York Mets.

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August 5, 2022

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Meet the Mets' 2021 Organization All-Stars

Álvarez showing off plenty of power on his way to Queens
@SamDykstraMiLB
December 13, 2021

Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each system and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization. Click here to locate your favorite club. The strength of the Mets farm system is clear. Bats, bats and more

Eighth is Enough!  BKLYN Rallies for 11-7 Win over HV

Alvarez hits solo homer to center, Peroza adds three-run shot to left
August 18, 2021

WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY (August 18, 2021) – The Brooklyn Cyclones snapped their six-game losing streak in dramatic fashion on Wednesday evening as a seven-run rally in the top of the 8th propelled them to an 11-7 win over the Hudson Valley Renegades. Win: Parsons (2-1) | Loss: Correa (0-2) Cyclones

'Clones Fight Off Rain & Renegades for 5-4 Walk-off Win

Alvarez drives in the winning run Sunday to complete a walk-off and comeback 5-4 victory
August 8, 2021

CONEY ISLAND, NY (August 8, 2021) – Francisco Alvarez drove in the winning run Sunday to complete a walk-off and comeback 5-4 victory for the Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, Sunday afternoon against Hudson Valley on a cloudy, misty day at Maimonides Park. Win: Morris

State of the System: New York Mets

Top prospects Mauricio, Alvarez got valuable time at alternate site
@tylermaun
November 5, 2020

Starting in October and running through the end of the year, MiLB.com's State of the System series will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each Major League organization, highlights prospects who've made the biggest strides in 2020 and offers a peek at 2021. The offseason is barely a week old

Farm system rankings: Position players, 20-11

D-backs, Orioles rising up; Pirates, Cardinals continue to excite
February 11, 2020

With the 2020 season rapidly approaching, MiLB.com is looking at the state of all 30 farm systems over the next month and ranking them in several different ways. The first installment, broken into three parts, focuses on position players and considers the quality and quantity of top talent in each

Teens Mauricio, Vientos apple of Mets' eye

Overhauled new-look system has a decidedly youthful flavor
November 20, 2019

Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each system and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization. Click here to locate your favorite club.The differences between the Mets at this point last year and now go far

Prospect Roundup: Games of July 20

Mets' Mauricio collects three hits; O's Encarnacion goes 4-for-4
July 21, 2019

Mets SS Ronny Mauricio, Class A Columbia: 3-for-5, 2B, 1 RBI, 2 R -- MLB.com's No. 81 overall prospect recorded his seventh three-hit game of the season, ripping a double and two singles in the Fireflies' 6-3 win over Greenville. Mauricio has posted back-to-back multi-hit games to bump his average

Prospect Roundup: Games of June 15

Mets' Mauricio reaches four times; D-backs' Ellis homers twice
June 16, 2019

Mets SS Ronny Mauricio, Class A Columbia: 3-for-4, 2B, 3B, BB, 2 R -- It was the second three-hit game of the month for the Mets' No. 2 prospect, who is continuing to impress as an 18-year-old in the South Atlantic League. He also scored both runs in the Fireflies'

Mauricio keeps raking for Fireflies

No. 89 overall prospect collects three hits, goes yard
June 6, 2019

Ronny Mauricio continues to light it up for Class A Columbia.The second-ranked Mets prospect continued his torrid hitting with a roundtripper and a pair of doubles, scoring all of the Fireflies' runs in their 4-3 loss to the Hickory Crawdads at L.P. Frans Stadium. It was the first time this

Woods-Richardson unhittable in longest start

Mets No. 6 prospect strikes out career-high eight over five frames
June 3, 2019

The first June start of Simeon Woods Richardson's pro career also was his finest outing to date.The sixth-ranked Mets prospect didn't allow a hit over a career-long five innings, fanning a professional-best nine and walking one, in Class A Columbia's 5-2 win over Rome on Monday night at Segra Park.

Mauricio ties career high with four hits

Mets No. 2 prospect falls triple shy of cycle for Fireflies
May 18, 2019

Through three at-bats Saturday, Ronny Mauricio was perfect and staring at a memorable evening.MLB.com's No. 92 overall prospect finished 4-for-5 -- and a triple shy of the cycle -- with two RBIs and a run scored in Class A Columbia's 9-5 loss to Rome at State Mutual Stadium. The four

Mets' Mauricio enjoys another four-hit day

Columbia leadoff man hitting .346 through first 12 games
April 17, 2019

It's been all or nothing this week for Ronny Mauricio. On Wednesday, all he could do was reach base.The Mets' No. 3 prospect turned in his second four-hit performance in his last four games, going 4-for-5 with a run scored in Class A Columbia's 2-1 win over Rome at State

'Flies' scorching Mauricio gets hotter at plate

Mets No. 3 prospect collects four hits, runs streak to eight games
April 14, 2019

Ronny Mauricio had been hot out of the gate in his first full professional season, but on Sunday, he was boiling.The third-ranked Mets prospect went 4-for-6 with an RBI and a run scored in Class A Columbia's 12-5 rout of Lexington at Whitaker Bank Ballpark. Mauricio's first career four-hit performance

Toolshed: Floridian prospect impressions

Wright, Toussaint fight for rotation; Franco flashes hit tool
March 19, 2019

There was Tampa and Dunedin in the northwest. There was Port Charlotte down the coast. There was West Palm Beach and Jupiter on the Atlantic side. And it all started at Walt Disney World's Wide World of Sports for one last time before North Port becomes part of the equation