Some of the Mets’ top young talent was on display Sunday afternoon…
Mauricio reaches three times
Ronny Mauricio was activated from the IL on Saturday and optioned to Triple-A.
Mauricio found himself inserted into the Syracuse lineup right away — batting second and playing second base during Sunday’s contest with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
He was called out on strikes during his first at-bat, but was able to reach base during his next turn up, lining a single for his first Syracuse knock in nearly two seasons.
The speedy infielder got things started in the fifth, reaching on a single before scoring on a double, and then made things happen again an inning later. After beating out a fielder’s choice to prolong the frame, he stole second and then scored on a Jared Young single.
Mauricio was lifted for a pinch hitter in the bottom of the eighth.
After struggling to get back into a groove during his rehab assignment at High-A and Double-A, Sunday’s showing was certainly a positive sign for the 24-year-old.
He’ll look to build off that before potentially working his way back to the big-league level.
Williams, Clifford surging with the Rumble Ponies
Jett Williams and Ryan Clifford have been on a tear of late for Binghamton, and both played a huge role in Sunday afternoon’s win over the Hartford Yard Goats.
The speedy Williams continued setting the table for the Rumble Ponies — reaching three times out of the leadoff spot with two singles and a double while also driving in a pair of runs and scoring two of his own.
He’s now reached in all but one game in May and has recorded a strong .945 OPS.
Clifford was on-base three times as well in the victory — lining a pair of singles before going the other way to drive in what ended up being the winning run with a one out double in the top of the seventh.
He’s now hitting .309 with 16 RBI and a .969 OPS in 16 May games.
It’s certainly encouraging to see two of the top young talents in the organization getting off to a surging start, and if they are able to keep this up it might not be long before we see them bumped up to Syracuse.
Carson Benge with a three-run blast to give Brooklyn their first lead of the game at 4-2 after five. pic.twitter.com/WmJKpFgwI0
— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) May 18, 2025
Benge continues stellar start
Carson Benge has certainly looked the part of a top prospect.
The first rounder has been tearing the cover off the ball early on this year in the pitcher-friendly confines of Maimonides Park and that continued in Sunday afternoon’s walk-off win.
Benge walked and grounded out during each of his first two plate appearances, but then demolished a go-ahead three-run homer in the bottom of the fifth to give Brooklyn their first lead of the game.
He was intentionally walked with a man on third and one out in the sixth, but was able to do some more damage leading off the bottom of the tenth, driving in the game-tying run with a double to deep left.
A few batters later, he scored the winning run on a fielder’s choice.
Benge reached base in four of his five plate appearances — helping him bring his average up to .309 with four homers, eight doubles, 25 RBI, and a .919 OPS during his first full season in the organization.
It definitely won’t be long before Benge joins an already loaded Binghamton squad.
Allan returns to Brooklyn
Matt Allan’s comeback tour continued on Sunday.
The right-hander was among several Mets prospects who received promotions over the past couple of weeks and he took the mound for the Cyclones for the first time since 2019.
Things didn’t quite go as planned, however, as he failed to escape the first inning.
Allan walked the leadoff hitter and then was hurt by some shoddy infield defense, as a pair of errors brought in two runs, and then another walk ultimately ended his short afternoon at the ballpark.
He retired just two of the six batters he faced, throwing a total of 33 pitches.
Luckily for the 24-year-old, the Cyclones’ offense was able to rally to pick up their sixth straight win.
It’s been a bit of an up-and-down return to the mound for Allan, who has allowed eight runs while walking 13 and striking out 17 across 15.2 innings of work, but most importantly he’s been able to stay healthy.
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