en St. Lucie Mets

St. Lucie Mets
St. Lucie Mets
Founded in 1988 ; Port St. Lucie, Florida ;
Minor league affiliations
Class	Single-A (2021–present)
Previous classes	Class A-Advanced (1990–2020); Class A (1988–1989);
League	Florida State League (1988–present)
Division	East Division
Major league affiliations
Team	New York Mets (1988–present)
Minor league titles
League titles (6)	1988; 1996; 1998; 2003; 2006; 2022;
Division titles (8)	1988; 1996; 1998; 2003; 2006; 2011; 2021; 2022;
First-half titles (1)	2022;
Team data
Name	St. Lucie Mets (1988–present)
Colors	Blue, Orange, White;
Mascot	Klutch
Ballpark	Clover Park (1988–present)
Owner(s)/; Operator(s)	New York Mets
General manager	Traer Van Allen
Manager	Gilbert Gomez
Website	milb.com/st-lucie

The St. Lucie Mets are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League and the Single-A affiliate of the New York Mets. They are located in Port St. Lucie, Florida, and play their home games at Clover Park.^[1] The Mets have been members of the Florida State League since their founding in 1988. They originally competed at the Class A level before being elevated to Class A-Advanced in 1990.

In conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Mets were organized into the Low-A Southeast at the Low-A classification.^[2] They retained their affiliation with the New York Mets.^[3] In 2022, the Low-A Southeast became known as the Florida State League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization, and was reclassified as a Single-A circuit.^[4]

They have won the Florida State League championship six times (1988, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2006, and 2022).

Playoffs

2022: Defeated Palm Beach 2–0 in semifinals; defeated Dunedin 2–0 to win championship.
2016: Lost to Bradenton 2–0 in semifinals.
2012: Lost to Jupiter 2–1 in semifinals.
2011: Defeated Bradenton 2–1 in semifinals; lost to Daytona 3–1 in finals.
2007: Lost to Brevard County 2–1 in semifinals.
2006: Defeated Palm Beach 2–0 in semifinals; defeated Dunedin 3–0 to win championship.
2003: Defeated Jupiter 2–0 in semifinals; defeated Dunedin 3–1 to win championship.
2000: Lost to Daytona 2–0 in semifinals.
1998: Defeated Jupiter 2–0 in semifinals; defeated Tampa 3–2 to win championship.
1996: Defeated Vero Beach 2–0 in semifinals; defeated Clearwater 3–1 to win championship.
1993: Defeated Lakeland 2–1 in semifinals; lost to Clearwater 3–1 in finals.
1992: Lost to Osceola 2–0 in quarterfinals.
1991: Defeated Sarasota 2–1 in quarterfinals; lost to Clearwater 2–1 in semifinals.
1990: Lost to Vero Beach 2–1 in quarterfinals.
1989: Lost to Charlotte 2–1 in semifinals.
1988: Defeated Lakeland 2–1 in quarterfinals; defeated Tampa 2–0 in semifinals; defeated Osceola 2–0 to win championship.

Roster

St. Lucie Mets roster
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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 21 Wellington Aracena 48 Juan Arnaud Javier Atencio 60 Channing Austin Ricardo Baptist 50 Brayhans Barreto 56 Hoss Brewer 70 Jose Chirinos 54 Irving Cota Candido Cuevas 44 Jorge De Leon 33 Joel Díaz Robert Dominguez 50 Frank Elissalt 60 Estarlin Escalante 66 Brendan Girton 28 Cristofer Gomez 43 Franklin Gomez 10 Hunter Hodges Wyatt Hudepohl 49 Ethan Lanthier 62 Wilson Lopez 38 Chandler Marsh Ernesto Mercedes 51 Edgar Moreta 30 Anthony Nunez 39 Jeremy Peguero 32 Christian Rodriguez Jorge Rodriguez Luis R. Rodriguez 71 Dylan Ross Zebulon Vermillion 64 Will Watson 25 Tanner Witt		Catchers 4 Daiverson Gutierrez 13 Vincent Perozo Infielders 35 Corey Collins 19 Yohairo Cuevas 1 A.J. Ewing 11 Yonatan Henriquez 9 Colin Houck 35 Diego Mosquera 29 Nick Roselli 11 Trey Snyder 12 Marco Vargas Outfielders 3 Carson Benge 26 Willy Fanas 20 Jacoby Long 15 Eli Serrano III		Manager 23 Yucary De La Cruz Coaches 45 Jeremy Cologna (bench) 2 Alejandro Díaz (hitting) 67 Jordan Kraus (pitching) 75 Bree Nasti (development) 7-day injured list * On New York Mets 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated September 15, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Florida State League → New York Mets minor league players

Notable alumni

Baseball Hall of Fame alumni

Gary Carter (2006, MGR) Inducted, 2003
Pedro Martinez (2007-2008) Inducted, 2015
Mike Piazza Inducted, 2016

Notable alumni

Rick Aguilera (1988) 3 x MLB All-Star
Edgardo Alfonzo (1992)(2010, MGR) MLB All-Star
Moises Alou (2008) 6 x MLB All-Star
Jason Bay (2002, 2011–2012) 3 x MLB All-Star; 2004 NL Rookie of the Year
Heath Bell (2000) 3 x MLB All-Star
Carlos Beltran (2010) 9 x MLB All-Star; 1999 AL Rookie of the Year
Jeromy Burnitz (1990) MLB All-Star
Mike Cameron (2005) MLB All-Star
Luis Castillo (2010) 3 x MLB All-Star
Yoenis Cespedes (2016) 2 x MLB All-Star
Endy Chavez (2005, 2007)
Vince Coleman (1992) 2 x MLB All-Star; 1985 NL Rookie of the Year
Tony Clark (2003) MLB All-Star
David Cone (2003) 5 x MLB All-Star; 1994 NL Cy Young Award
Michael Cuddyer (2015) 2 x MLB All-Star; 2013 NL Batting Title
Jacob deGrom 3 x MLB All-Star; 2014 NL Rookie of the Year; 2018 NL ERA Title; 2018 NL Cy Young Award
Octavio Dotel (1995-1997)
Sid Fernandez (1991, 1993) MLB All-Star
Cliff Floyd (2004, 2006) MLB All-Star
John Franco (2003) 4 x MLB All-Star
Darryl Hamilton (2000)
Pete Harnisch (1996-1997) MLB All-Star
Matt Harvey (2011) MLB All-Star
Keith Hernandez (1989) 5 x MLB All-Star; 1979 NL Most Valuable Player
Orlando Hernandez (2008)
Todd Hundley (1988, 1998) 2 x MLB-All Star
Clint Hurdle (1988-1989, MGR) 2013 NL Manager of the Year
Jason Isringhausen (1994, 1997) 2 x MLB All-Star
Scott Kazmir (2003)
Doug Mientkiewicz (2005)
Melvin Mora (1998) MLB All-Star
Guillermo Mota (1993)
Daniel Murphy (2007, 2010, 2015) 3 x MLB All-Star
Angel Pagan (2002-2003, 2008–2009, 2011)
Oliver Perez (2009-2010)
Jose Reyes (2002, 2004, 2010) 4 x MLB All-Star; 2011 NL Batting Title
Benito Santiago (2005) 5 x MLB All-Star; 1987 NL rookie of the Year
Pete Schourek (1989)
Steve Trachsel (2005)
Justin Turner (2013) MLB All-Star
Jose Valentin (2007-2008)
Fernando Vina (1992) MLB All-Star
Billy Wagner (2009) 7 x MLB All-Star
Ty Wigginton (2004) MLB All-Star
Preston Wilson (1996-1997) MLB All-Star
David Wright (2003, 2011, 2015) 7 x MLB All-Star

References

^ "Renovations to Mets' First Data Field set to begin April 1". TCPalm. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
^ Mayo, Jonathan (February 12, 2021). "MLB Announces New Minors Teams, Leagues". Major League Baseball. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
^ Cooper, J.J. (November 10, 2020). "Binghamton, Brooklyn Survive As Mets Announce Affiliates". Baseball America. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
^ "Historical League Names to Return in 2022". Minor League Baseball. March 16, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

External links

[1] "Renovations to Mets' First Data Field set to begin April 1". TCPalm. Retrieved 2018-01-14.

[2] Mayo, Jonathan (February 12, 2021). "MLB Announces New Minors Teams, Leagues". Major League Baseball. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

[BA2021-3] Cooper, J.J. (November 10, 2020). "Binghamton, Brooklyn Survive As Mets Announce Affiliates". Baseball America. Retrieved November 10, 2020.

[4] "Historical League Names to Return in 2022". Minor League Baseball. March 16, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

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