Mets Daily Prospect Report, 4/23/26: St. Lucie saves the day

Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (12-10)

Worcester 7, Syracuse 6 (BOX)

Starter Brandon Waddell had a slow start to the game, allowing three first inning runs. He would settle down in his next two frames, handing off a 3-0 deficit to the bullpen. The score stayed 3-0 until the fifth, when Ji Hwan Bae doubled home two to make it 3-2. Jackson Cluff hit a three run home run in the sixth to make it 5-3 Mets. Both clubs traded runs in the bottom of the seventh and the top of the eight, giving Syracuse a 6-4 lead heading into the eighth inning.

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The eighth inning saw the bullpen start to fall apart, as they surrendered a run in the eighth. Eventually, they would blow the game completely, getting walked off in the bottom of the ninth.

• RF Nick Morabito: 0-2, R, 3 BB, K, 2 SB

• DH Ji Hwan Bae: 2-5, 2B, 3 RBI

• LF Ryan Clifford: 0-3, 2 BB, 2 K

• 2B Jackson Cluff: 2-4, 2 R, HR (3), 3 RBI, BB, K, SB (2)

• 1B Trace Willhoite: 1-3, R, 2B, BB, K

• LHP Brandon Waddell: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 WP

• REHAB ALERT: LHP A.J. Minter: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, H (1)

• RHP Ryan Lambert: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, H (4)

• RHP Alex Carrillo: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, L (1-1), H (1)

Double-A: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (6-10)

Erie 8, Binghamton 1 (BOX)

Will Watson, the 2024 seventh round pick who burst onto the scene with a 2.60 ERA across three levels last year, continued his slow start to the 2026 campaign. He surrendered a three run home run in the second, another run in the third, and it was academic from there for Erie.

The two bright spots on the day for the Rumble Ponies are Eli Serrano, who pushed his season OPS to .942 and drove in their only run with a double, and Jacob Reimer, who has struggled mightily this year, but went 4-4 on the day.

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• SS Marco Vargas: 0-4, 2 K

• 3B Jacob Reimer: 4-4, R, 2B

• LF Eli Serrano III: 1-3, 2B, RBI, BB, K

• 1B Nick Lorusso: 0-4, 3 K

• RHP Will Watson: 5.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, L (0-3)

• LHP Felipe De La Cruz: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP

• RHP Zach Peek: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 1 HBP

• RHP Saul Garcia: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

High-A: Brooklyn Cyclones (4-12)

Hudson Valley 4, Brooklyn 3 (BOX)

Brooklyn continued to struggle in 2026, dropping their 12 game over their first 16. They actually led this game 2-0 after one, with Corey Collins and Ronald Hernandez driving in the runs with a sacrifice fly and double respectively. Hudson Valley slowly but surely chipped away at the small lead, and eventually led the game themselves by a score of 3-2 after four. A John Bay single would tie it in the sixth, and that score would hold until the ninth inning, when Bryce Jenkins would surrender a walk off home run.

• 2B Mitch Voit: 0-3, R, BB, 2 SB (3, 4)

• SS Antonio Jimenez: 0-4, K

• DH Daiverson Gutierrez: 1-3, 2 R, 2 K

• 1B Corey Collins: 0-3, RBI, K

• C Ronald Hernandez: 1-4, 2B, RBI, K, E (3)

• 3B Colin Houck: 1-3, BB, K

• RF Yohairo Cuevas: 1-3, BB, K

• LF Kevin Villavicencio: 0-3, K, E (2)

• RHP Noah Hall: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP

• RHP Parker Carlson: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

• RHP Cristofer Gomez: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

• RHP Bryce Jenkins: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, L (0-1)

Single-A: St. Lucie Mets (9-8)

St. Lucie 5, Palm Beach 2 (BOX)

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A win! The only win in the organization besides THE METS WHO SNAPPED THEIR 12 GAME LOSING STREAK(!!!).

St. Lucie actually trailed 2-0 after a two run home run in the second inning, but starter Frank Camarillo settled down from there to deliver five innings of two run ball. The Mets tied the game in the bottom of the fourth with RBI singles by JT Benson and Branny De Oleo. Julio Zayas gave tgem the lead with a double in the seventh, AJ Salgado added a run with a sacrifice fly, and Sam Biller added another insurance run with a double of his own. The St. Lucie pen was nearly perfect surrendering just two hits and a walk.

• SS Elian Peña: 1-3, R, 2 BB, K

• 2B Sam Robertson: 0-4, R, 2 K

• 1B Randy Guzman: 0-3, BB, 2 K

• DH Julio Zayas: 2-4, 2B, RBI, K

• RF AJ Salgado: 0-3, R, RBI, 2 K, SB (2)

• CF JT Benson: 1-4, R, RBI, SB (3)

• C Chase Meggers: 0-1, R, 3 BB, K

• LF Sam Biller: 1-2, 2B, RBI, BB, K, SB (5)

• 3B Branny De Oleo: 1-4, RBI, 2 K, E (2)

• RHP Frank Camarillo: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

• LHP Nate Lavender: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

• RHP Elwis Mijares: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, W (2-0)

• RHP Tyler McLoughlin: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, WP (1), S (1)

Rookie: FCL Mets (0-0)

NO GAME (SCHEDULE)

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STAR OF THE NIGHT

Jacob Reimer

GOAT OF THE NIGHT

Nick Lorusso