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Below are some of the minor-league baseball players in the New York Mets organization.
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Luisangel Acuña
Luisangel José Acuña (born March 12, 2002) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder in the New York Mets organization.
Acuña grew up in La Sabana, Venezuela. Acuña had agreed in principle to sign with the Atlanta Braves in 2017, but due to the Braves international signing scandal, Atlanta was stripped of its ability to pay his signing bonus and he returned to the open market. On July 2, 2018, Acuña signed with the Texas Rangers for a $425,000 signing bonus.
Acuña made his professional debut with the DSL Rangers of the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League in 2019, hitting .342/.438/.455/.893 with 2 home runs, 29 RBI, and 17 stolen bases, and was named to the DSL All-Star team. He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Acuña spent the 2021 season with the Down East Wood Ducks of the Low-A East. Over 111 games he hit .266/.345/.404/.749 with 12 home runs, 74 RBI, and 44 stolen bases. Acuña was named the Rangers 2021 minor league Defender of the Year. Acuña opened the 2022 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the High-A South Atlantic League, hitting .317/.417/.483/.900 with 8 home runs, 29 RBI, and 28 stolen bases over 54 games. He was promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League on August 2 and finished the season after hitting .224/.302/.349/.651 with 3 home runs, 18 RBI, and 13 stolen bases for Frisco. Acuña played for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League following the 2022 season, and was named to the Fall League All-Star team.
On November 15, 2022, the Rangers added Acuña to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. Acuña was optioned back to Frisco to begin the 2023 season.
On July 30, 2023, he was traded to the New York Mets in exchange for Max Scherzer and cash considerations.
Luisangel comes from a baseball family. His brother, Ronald Acuña Jr. is an MLB outfielder. His father Ronald Sr. played in minor league baseball for three organizations, and his younger brother Bryan currently plays in the Minnesota Twins organization.
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Matthew Allan
Matthew Bruce Allan (born April 17, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Mets organization.
Allan attended Seminole High School in Sanford, Florida. During his senior year, he threw a perfect game in which he struck out 17 batters. He was named the 2019 Florida High School Player of the Year by Perfect Game. Allan committed to play college baseball at the University of Florida.
Allan was drafted by the New York Mets in the third round with the 89th overall selection in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. He was considered a top prospect for the draft, but fell due to his strong commitment to Florida. He signed for $2.5 million, the richest deal ever for a third round selection. He made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Mets before being promoted to the Brooklyn Cyclones of the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League. Over 10+1⁄3 innings between both teams, he went 1–0 with a 2.61 ERA and 14 strikeouts. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
On May 7, 2021, it was announced that Allan would require Tommy John surgery, causing him to miss the 2021 season. He underwent a cleanup procedure in January 2022, and missed the 2022 season as well.
On February 4, 2023, it was announced that Allan had undergone UCL revision surgery in January, and would likely miss the 2023 season, his fourth consecutive season with no game action.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Ryan Clifford
Ryan Andrew Clifford (born July 20, 2003) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the New York Mets organization.
Clifford attended Leesville Road High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, before transferring to Crossroads Flex High School in Cary, North Carolina. He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 11th round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Astros rather than play college baseball at Vanderbilt University.
Clifford spent his first professional season with the Florida Complex League Astros and Fayetteville Woodpeckers. He started 2023 with Fayetteville.
On August 1, 2023, Clifford was traded alongside Drew Gilbert, to the New York Mets in exchange for Justin Verlander.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Tony Dibrell
Michael Anthony Dibrell (born November 8, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs.
Dibrell attended Chattahoochee High School in Johns Creek, Georgia, where he played four years of varsity baseball. Undrafted out of high school in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Kennesaw State University where he played college baseball.
In 2015, his freshman year at Kennesaw State, Dibrell pitched 16 innings, compiling a 5.06 ERA. After the season, he played in the New England Collegiate Baseball League for the Ocean State Waves. As a sophomore at Kennesaw State in 2016, he made 14 appearances (seven starts) in which he went 1–4 with a 4.64 ERA, striking out 66 batters over 54 innings. That summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with both the Chatham Anglers and Bourne Braves, earning All-Star honors. In 2017, his junior year, he started 14 games and pitched to a 7–4 record with a 2.45 ERA and 103 strikeouts over 95+2⁄3 innings. After the season, he was drafted by the New York Mets in the fourth round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.
Dibrell signed with the Mets and made his professional debut with the Brooklyn Cyclones of the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League. Over 19+2⁄3 innings, he struck out 28 batters while pitching to a 5.03 ERA. In 2018, he pitched with the Columbia Fireflies of the Class A South Atlantic League where he went 7–6 with a 3.50 ERA in 23 starts, striking out 147 batters over 131 innings. Dibrell began the 2019 season with the St. Lucie Mets of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, with whom he was named a FSL All-Star. After pitching to an 8–4 record with a 2.39 ERA over 17 games (16 starts), he was promoted to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies of the Class AA Eastern League in July, with whom he finished the year. Over nine games (eight starts) with Binghamton, Dibrell went 0–8 with a 9.31 ERA.
Dibrell did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. He returned to Binghamton to begin 2021, but was placed on the injured list in mid-June and then underwent Tommy John Surgery missing the remainder of the season. Dibrell returned to play in 2022, rehabbing with the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Mets and St. Lucie, with whom he pitched 6+2⁄3 scoreless innings, before being assigned to Binghamton. Over 29+2⁄3 innings with Binghamton, he went 2–2 with a 4.55 ERA and 39 strikeouts.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Mateo Gil
Mateo Elijah Gil (born July 24, 2000) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the New York Mets organization.
Gil was born in Newport Beach, California, while his father, Benji Gil, was playing for the Anaheim Angels. He attended Timber Creek High School in Fort Worth, Texas. As a senior in 2018, he batted .389 with six home runs, 43 RBIs, and six triples over 37 games while also compiling a 1.05 ERA. After the season, he was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the third round (95th overall) of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. Gil signed with the Cardinals, forgoing his college commitment to Texas Christian University.
Gil made his professional debut that summer with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Cardinals, batting .251 with one home run and twenty RBIs over 45 games. In 2019, he played with the Johnson City Cardinals of the Rookie-level Appalachian League and slashed .270/.324/.431 with seven home runs and 30 RBIs over 51 games. He also played in two games for the Palm Beach Cardinals of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League. That offseason, he played in the Mexican Pacific League (MPL). He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gil, however, did return to the MPL that winter for the 2020–2021 season, playing with the Tomateros de Culiacan.
On February 1, 2021, Gil (alongside Austin Gomber, Elehuris Montero, Tony Locey, & Jake Sommers) was traded to the Colorado Rockies in the exchange for Nolan Arenado and $50 million. He was assigned to the Fresno Grizzlies of the Low-A West for the 2021 season, slashing .249/.294/.396 with nine home runs and 56 RBIs over 94 games. Gil opened the 2022 season in extended spring training before he was assigned to the Spokane Indians of the High-A Northwest League in mid-May. Over 48 games with Spokane, he batted .247 with six home runs and 26 RBIs.
After the 2022 season, the New York Mets selected him in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft. To open the 2023 season, he was assigned to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies of the Double-A Eastern League.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Dominic Hamel
Dominic Avery Hamel (born March 2, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Mets organization.
Hamel attended Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona and played college baseball at Yavapai College and Dallas Baptist University. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the third round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.
Hamel made his professional debut with the Florida Complex League Mets. He started 2022 with the St. Lucie Mets before being promoted to the Brooklyn Cyclones.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Jeremiah Jackson
Jeremiah Jackson (born March 26, 2000) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the New York Mets organization.
Jackson attended St. Luke's Episcopal School in Mobile, Alabama, where he played baseball. He committed to play college baseball at Mississippi State University prior to his sophomore year. As a senior in 2018, he batted .637 with 15 home runs and 49 RBIs in 34 games, and was named Alabama Mr. Baseball. After his senior year, he was selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the second round (57th overall) of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.
Jackson signed with the Angels and made his professional debut that year with the Rookie-level Arizona League Angels before being promoted to the Orem Owls of the Rookie Advanced Pioneer League. Over 43 games between the two clubs, he batted .254 with seven home runs, 23 RBIs and ten stolen bases. In 2019, he returned to Orem, slashing .266/.333/.605 with 23 home runs and sixty RBIs over 65 games, earning Pioneer League All-Star honors. His 23 home runs tied the Pioneer League single-season record. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jackson was assigned to the Inland Empire 66ers of the Low-A West for the 2021 season. He missed over two months due to a quad strain. Over 45 games with the 66ers, Jackson slashed .263/.352/.527 with eight home runs and 46 RBIs. He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Glendale Desert Dogs after the season. He was assigned to the Rocket City Trash Pandas of the Double-A Southern League to begin the 2022 season. After two games, he was placed on the injured list. He returned in late May. Over 87 games with Rocket City, he batted .215 with 14 home runs and 44 RBIs. Jackson returned to Rocket City to open the 2023 season.
On August 1, 2023, the Angels traded Jackson to the New York Mets in exchange for Dominic Leone. The Mets assigned him to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies of the Double-A Eastern League. Over 119 games between Rocket City and Binghamton, Jackson hit .252 with 22 home runs, eighty RBIs, and 27 stolen bases.
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Justin Jarvis
Justin Jarvis (born February 20, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Mets organization.
Jarvis attended Mooresville High School in Mooresville, North Carolina before transferring to Lake Norman High School in Mooresville for his senior year in 2018. As a senior in 2018, he threw a perfect game and went 8–2 with a 1.60 ERA and 95 strikeouts over 57 innings. After the season, he was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the fifth round with the 155th overall selection of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Brewers, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
Jarvis made his professional debut in 2018 with the Arizona League Brewers, pitching to a 6.63 ERA over 19 innings. He played the 2019 season with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, pitching in 18 games (11 starts) and going 4–1 with a 3.50 ERA and 52 strikeouts over 74+2⁄3 innings. After not playing a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season, he returned to Wisconsin in 2021, going 1–7 with a 5.40 ERA and 62 strikeouts over 17 starts. He played in the Arizona Fall League for the Salt River Rafters following the end of the season. He opened the 2022 season back with Wisconsin and was promoted to the Biloxi Shuckers in August. Over 28 starts between the two teams, he went 11–9 with a 3.83 ERA and 150 strikeouts over 141 innings. He returned to Biloxi to open the 2023 season. In late June, he was promoted to the Nashville Sounds.
On July 31, 2023, the Brewers traded Jarvis to the New York Mets for Mark Canha. He was assigned to the Syracuse Mets. Over 26 starts between Biloxi, Nashville, and Syracause, he went 6-11 with a 5.31 ERA and 138 strikeouts over 118+2⁄3 innings.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Nathan Lavender
Nathan James Lavender (born January 20, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Mets organization.
Lavender attended El Paso-Gridley High School in El Paso, Illinois and played college baseball at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. In 2019, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the 14th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.
Hartwig made his professional debut with the Florida Complex League Mets. In 2022, he played for the St. Lucie Mets and Brooklyn Cyclones. He started 2023 with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies before being promoted to the Syracuse Mets.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Landon Marceaux
Landon Joel Marceaux (born October 8, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Mets organization.
Marceaux attended Destrehan High School in Destrehan, Louisiana, where he played baseball. As a junior in 2017, he pitched to a 1.56 ERA and 99 strikeouts over 62+2⁄3 innings. That summer, he played for USA Baseball on their U-18 team that won a gold medal at the U-18 Baseball World Cup. As a senior in 2018, he went 5–0 with a 1.26 ERA, five walks, and 76 strikeouts over 49+2⁄3 innings. He was ranked a top-40 draft prospect by Major League Baseball, and received an offer for $1.5 million from the Kansas City Royals as their third round selection in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft, but declined. He was then selected by the New York Yankees in the 37th round of the draft but did not sign and instead enrolled at Louisiana State University to play college baseball for the LSU Tigers.
Marceaux was inserted into LSU's starting rotation as a freshman in 2019 and made 14 starts on the year. He finished the season 5–2 with a 4.66 ERA and 43 strikeouts over 58 innings pitched. During his sophomore year in 2020, he went 2–0 with a 2.70 ERA over four starts before the remainder of the college baseball season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a junior in 2021, he opened the season with 33+2⁄3 innings in which he did not give up an earned run. He finished the season having started 17 games and went 7–7 with a 2.54 ERA and 116 strikeouts over 102+2⁄3 innings. He was selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the third round with the 80th overall selection in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the team for $767,800.
Marceaux made his professional debut that season with the Arizona Complex League Angels, giving up six earned runs over 3+2⁄3 innings. He opened the 2022 season with the Tri-City Dust Devils and was promoted to the Rocket City Trash Pandas in early August. Over 18 starts between the two teams, he went 4–6 with a 2.98 ERA and 73 strikeouts over 90+2⁄3 innings. He returned to Rocket City to open the 2023 season.
On June 23, 2023, the Angels traded Marceaux and Coleman Crow to the New York Mets for Eduardo Escobar. He played with the Florida Complex League Mets, St. Lucie Mets, and Binghamton Mets before being placed on the injured list in August, ending his season. Over 18 starts for the 2023 season, Marceaux went 3-9 with a 5.50 ERA and 59 strikeouts over 75+1⁄3 innings.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- LSU Tigers bio
Nick Meyer
Nicholas Meyer (born February 18, 1997) is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent.
Meyer attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School and played college baseball at Cal Poly. After his junior year, he was selected by the New York Mets in the sixth round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.
Meyer signed with the Mets and made his professional debut with the Brooklyn Cyclones, batting .226 over 43 games. In 2019, he played with the St. Lucie Mets and hit .182 over 64 games. He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season. He split the 2021 season between the Binghamton Rumble Ponies and the Syracuse Mets, batting .251 with three home runs and 18 RBIs over 62 games. He returned to Syracuse to open the 2022 season.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Cal Poly bio
Dedniel Núñez
Dedniel Omar Núñez (born June 5, 1996) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball.
Núñez signed with the New York Mets as an international free agent in October 2016. He played in Minor League Baseball in the Mets organization from 2017 through 2019. In 2019 between Class A and Class A+, he was 5–4 with a 4.39 ERA, and 94 strikeouts in 80 innings.
The Giants selected Núñez from the Mets in the 2020 Rule 5 draft. On March 15, 2021, it was announced that Núñez had sprained the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow. On March 18, Núñez was placed on the 60-day injured list after undergoing Tommy John surgery, causing him to miss the 2021 season.
On November 19, 2021, the Giants returned Núñez to the Mets.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Eric Orze
Eric Paul Orze (born August 21, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Mets organization.
Orze attended Glenbard North High School in Carol Stream, Illinois and played college baseball at the University of New Orleans. While at New Orleans, he was diagnosed withtesticular cancer and skin cancer.
Orze was drafted by the New York Mets in the fifth round of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut in 2021 with the Brooklyn Cyclones and was promoted to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies and Syracuse Mets during the season. Over 34 relief appearances between the three teams, Orze went 4–2 with a 3.08 ERA and 67 strikeouts over 49+2⁄3 innings.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Alex Ramírez
Alexander Ramírez (born January 13, 2003) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder in the New York Mets organization.
Ramírez signed with the New York Mets as an international free agent in July 2019. He made his professional debut in 2021 with the St. Lucie Mets. He hit .258/.326/.384 with five home runs and 35 runs batted in (RBI) over 76 games.
Ramírez started 2022 with St. Lucie and was promoted to the Brooklyn Cyclones in July. He was added to the 40-man roster following the 2023 season.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Cam Robinson
Cameron Robinson (born September 6, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Mets organization.
Robinson attended University High School in Orlando, Florida.
He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 23rd round, with the 684th overall selection, of the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his professional debut that year with the rookie–level Arizona League Brewers and also played for them in 2018 and 2019. He also played for the Rocky Mountain Vibes in 2019.
Robinson did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He returned in 2021 to play for the Carolina Mudcats, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and one game for the Biloxi Shuckers. He started 2022 with Wisconsin before being promoted to Biloxi. On November 15, 2022, the Brewers added Robinson to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
Robinson was optioned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds to begin the 2023 season. In 21 games split between Biloxi and Nashville, Robinson struggled to an 8.55 ERA with 30 strikeouts and two saves in 20 innings of work. He was designated for assignment by the Brewers on June 14, 2023. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Double–A Biloxi on June 17. He elected free agency on November 6.
On December 14, 2023, Robinson signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Christian Scott
Christian David Scott (born June 15, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Mets organization.
Scott attended Calvary Christian Academy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and played college baseball at the University of Florida. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the fifth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.
Scott made his professional debut in 2021 with the Florida Complex League Mets. He pitched 2022 with the St. Lucie Mets and Brooklyn Cyclones and after the season, played in the Arizona Fall League. He started 2023 with St. Lucie and was promoted to Brooklyn and the Binghamton Rumble Ponies during the season.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Tyler Stuart
Tyler Matthew Stuart (born October 8, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Mets organization.
Stuart attended Herscher High School in Herscher, Illinois, where he played baseball, basketball and football. As a senior in 2018, he went 10–1 with a 1.06 ERA and 117 strikeouts alongside a .466 batting average. He was not selected in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at the University of Southern Mississippi where he played college baseball.
Stuart did not appear in any games for Southern Mississippi in 2019 or 2020. He made his collegiate debut in 2021, pitching to a 7.16 ERA over 16+1⁄3 innings. In 2021, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League, throwing six scoreless innings. For the 2022 season, Stuart appeared in 22 games (four starts) and went 4–0 with a 3.38 ERA over forty innings. After the season, he was selected by the New York Mets in the sixth round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.
Stuart signed with the Mets and made his professional debut in 2022 with the Florida Complex League Mets and St. Lucie Mets, pitching 3+2⁄3 innings between the two teams. He opened the 2023 season with the Brooklyn Cyclones and was promoted to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in mid-July. Over 21 starts between the two teams, Stuart went 7-2 with a 2.20 ERA and 112 strikeouts over 110+2⁄3 innings.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Southern Miss bio
Mike Vasil
Michael Vasil (born March 19, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Mets organization.
Vasil attended Boston College High School in Boston, Massachusetts. He was expected to be a high draft pick in the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft but withdrew his name from the draft and opted to play college baseball at the University of Virginia. In 2019, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League. After three years at Virginia, Vasil was drafted by the New York Mets in the eighth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.
Vasil made his professional debut in 2021 with the Florida Complex League Mets. He started 2022 with the St. Lucie Mets before being promoted to the Brooklyn Cyclones.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Calvin Ziegler
Calvin William Ziegler (born October 3, 2002) is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher in the New York Mets organization.
Ziegler was born in Canada and attended TNXL Academy in Ocoee, Florida his senior year due to Canadian travel restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the second round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.
Ziegler made his professional debut in 2022 with the St. Lucie Mets. In 16 starts, he went 0–6 with a 4.44 ERA and 70 strikeouts across 46+2⁄3 innings pitched.
In March 2023, Ziegler underwent surgery to remove bone spurs from his right elbow. While recovering from the procedure, he suffered a torn right quadriceps tendon and was ruled out for the season. However, on September 8, Ziegler was activated to make his season debut.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)