The 6-foot-two, 200-pound flamethrower spun an 8-4 record with a 3.13 ERA and 105 strikeouts in 85.1 innings as a freshman for Mississippi State, earning Perfect Game's National Freshman of the Year honor.
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Mets Ink First Round, Compensation Picks Outfielders Armstrong, Greene to Deals
Mets Sign Top High School Draft Picks.
Mets Ink Local Long Island Product, Boston Collge Outfielder Joe Suozzi
A walk-on at Boston College, Suozzi slashed 414/.471/.638 with one home run and 16 RBI in 15 games as a senior in an NCAA-shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He put an exclamation point on the 2019 season by earning a spot on the ACC All-Tournament Team.
Mets Draft Two-Time Cancer Survivor, University of New Orleans Pitcher Eric Orze with 150th Pick
Orze made his return to the hill in 2020 and posted a 3-0 record with 2.75 ERA after missing part of the 2018 season and all of '19 due to testicular cancer and skin cancer.
Mets Choose Arizona Catcher/Utility Player Matthew Dyer with 120th Pick in 2020 MLB Draft
As a junior, he batted .393 (66 for 168) with 46 runs scored, 10 doubles, four triples, four home runs, and 28 RBI. Dyer's batting average of .393 was the second-best mark on the team and the third-best in the Pac-12. Also, he registered a .571 slugging percentage and a .480 on-base percentage, the latter of which was the fourth-best mark in the Pac-12.
Mets Pluck San Diego State SS Anthony Walters with the 91st Overall Pick in 2020 MLB Draft
With the 91st overall pick in the third round of the 2020 MLB Amateur draft, the New York Mets chose shortstop Anthony Walters out of San Diego State. Walters, a redshirted junior, batted .271 with one home run, eight RBI, and two doubles in 59 at-bats in 16 games with the in the Aztecs in … Continue reading Mets Pluck San Diego State SS Anthony Walters with the 91st Overall Pick in 2020 MLB Draft
Mets Pluck Cailfornia High School Centerfielder Isaiah Greene with 69th Overall Pick
The 6-foot-1, 178-pounder, with room to grow into his athletic frame, from Eastvale, CA, Green completed his four-year high school career with 87 hits, a .405 on-base percentage, and three consecutive Big VIII League titles.
Mets Take Mississippi State Righty J.T. Ginn with the 52nd Pick in the 2020 MLB Draft
Ginn had an opportunity to turn professional when the Los Angeles Dodgers plucked him with the 30th overall pick in the first round of the 2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Brandon High School two years ago. But he chose to pursue his dream of becoming a Mississippi State Bulldog instead.
6 Potential First-Round Prospects the Mets Could Target in 2020 MLB Draft
Baty is already the Mets' fourth rated prospect in their system, while Allan and Wolf are ranked fifth and eighth, respectivley, after one year of professional baseball.
Columbia Fireflies, Peace of Mind Team Up to Benefit Front-line Workers Through Tee Shirt Sales
In Columbia, South Carolina, the Columbia Fireflies, the South Atlantic League Single-A affiliate of the New York Mets, are joining forces with Peace of Mind. POM is a program that provides free hotel rooms to Columbia’s front-liners, and its working with the Fireflies to sell a limited edition ‘Wash Your Wings’ t-shirt to help raise funds to house these brave workers while they conduct their Herculean efforts.
