The Binghamton Rumble Ponies won 5-4 against Somerset, marking a standout performance in the Mets' minor league system. Meanwhile, the Syracuse Mets suffered a heavy 7-0 defeat to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Key points
Binghamton Rumble Ponies won 5-4 against Somerset
Jose Ramos hit a three-run home run
Syracuse Mets lost 7-0 to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Eli Serrano III recorded two hits and two stolen bases
Nick Lorusso hit a solo home run for Binghamton
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PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA - MARCH 19, 2026: Eli Serrano III #34 of the New York Mets bats during the first inning of a spring training Spring Breakout game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Clover Park on March 19, 2026 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images) | Diamond Images/Getty Images
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA - MARCH 19, 2026: Eli Serrano III #34 of the New York Mets bats during the first inning of a spring training Spring Breakout game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Clover Park on March 19, 2026 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images) | Diamond Images/Getty Images
SCRANTON/WILKES BARRE 7, SYRACUSE 0 (BOX)
Baseball is a cruel game, and sometimes it is simply not your night. Syracuse had one of those nights.
Starter Jack Weisenburger gave up seven runs (six earned), with six of those runs coming in the fourth inning. Offensively, the A.J. Ewing-less Syracuse lineup had just three base runners; two singles and a walk. Just was not their day.
BINGHAMTON 5, SOMERSET 4 (BOX)
This back and forth affair started as a 1-1 game after one, with Kevin Parada opening the scoring with an RBI double in the first, and Somerset answering with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the frame. Jose Ramos would break that tie in the third, tattooing a three run home run to left-center, making it 4-1 Rumble Ponies. Somerset would score three in the bottom of the fifth to tie it at four, but a solo home run by Nick Lorusso in the sixth would put Binghamton ahead for good.
DH Eli Serrano III: 2-4, R, BB, 2 SB (2, 3)
3B Jacob Reimer: 2-4, 2 R, BB, K, SB (5)
CF Jose Ramos: 1-4, R, HR (5), 3 RBI, 2 K
C Kevin Parada: 1-4, 2B, RBI, 2 K
1B Nick Lorusso: 1-4, R, HR (3), RBI, K
RF TT Bowens: 0-4, 3 K
LF JT Schwartz: 1-4, 2B, 2 K
SS Wyatt Young: 0-4
2B Diego Mosquera: 1-4, 2 K
RHP Bryce Conley: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP, W (1-0)
RHP Ben Simon: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, H (2)
LHP Matt Turner: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, H (2)
RHP Brian Metoyer: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, H (2)
ROME 4, BROOKLYN 3 (BOX)
Rome jumped out to a 4-0 lead after one, chasing starter Cristofer Gomez after just two recorded outs. To the Brooklyn bullpen’s credit, they held it down after that. They did not surrender a run for the rest of the game.
Unfortunately, the Cyclones offense could not complete their comeback. Sam Biller drove in a run with a single in the third, and Mitch Voit followed that up with a sacrifice fly to cut the deficit in half. Voit would add a solo home run in the fifth, but the offense petered out after that.
SS Mitch Voit: 1-3, R, HR (4), 2 RBI, K
CF John Bay: 0-4, 4 K
C Ronald Hernandez: 0-3, BB, K
LF Corey Collins: 0-3, BB, 2 K
DH Daiverson Gutierrez: 0-4, K
2B Colin Houck: 0-4, 3 K
1B Trace Willhoite: 1-3, R, 2 K
3B Nick Roselli: 0-2, R, BB, K
RF Sam Biller: 1-3, RBI, K
RHP Cristofer Gomez: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 WP, L (0-2)
RHP Jonathan Jimenez: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP
RHP Dakota Hawkins: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
RHP Parker Carlson: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Garrett Stratton: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
GAME ONE: JUPITER 5, ST. LUCIE 2 / 7 (BOX)
St. Lucie and Jupiter played a seven inning double header due to the inclement weather on the 12th, and it did not go well for the Mets, as they got swept.
Game one was a barrage of home runs, with the two teams combining for four in just seven innings. St. Lucie was on the receiving end of three of them, which is not a recipe for success. The game was tied at one point, when Julio Zayas hit a two run home run in the fourth to tie it at two apiece. Jupiter would bounce back and score three more, taking game one.
SS Elian Peña: 1-3, RBI, BB, K, 2 SB (12, 13)
LF JT Benson: 0-2, BB, SB (7)
RF Randy Guzman: 1-3, K
1B AJ Salgado: 1-3, K
DH Julio Zayas: 1-3, R, HR (1), RBI
C Chase Meggers: 1-3
2B Sam Robertson: 1-3, K
CF Simon Juan: 0-3, K
3B Kevin Villavicencio: 0-3, R
LHP Conner Ware: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
**REHAB ALERT:** RHP Adbert Alzolay: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, L (0-1)
RHP Christian Rodriguez: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP
GAME TWO: JUPITER 5, ST. LUCIE 4 / 7 (BOX)
Jupiter got across first, scoring in the second. Julio Zayas hit another home run on the day, tying it at one in the fourth. Jupiter took the lead back in the fifth, but JT Benson made sure that did not last long, hitting a game tying triple in the sixth. Randy Guzman would sacrificially fly him home, putting the Mets ahead.
The top of the seventh was a disaster, as they surrendered three runs to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Elian Peña would drive in a run with a ground out in the seventh, but the ninth inning rally fell short.
DH Elian Peña: 0-4, RBI, 2 K
CF Sam Robertson: 1-3, R, 2B, BB, K, SB (18)
RF JT Benson: 1-3, R, 3B, RBI, 2 K
LF-1B Randy Guzman: 0-2, RBI, K
1B Julio Zayas: 2-3, R, HR (2), RBI
LF Simon Juan: 0-0
3B Kevin Villavicencio: 0-3, K
C Francisco Toledo: 0-3, 2 K
SS Branny De Oleo: 2-3, R, K
2B Jamari Baylor: 1-2, BB
RHP Joel Lara: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K. 1 WP, 1 HBP
RHP Ryan Dollar: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K. 1 WP
