St. Lucie Mets

St. Lucie Mets
St. Lucie Mets
Founded in 1988 ; Port St. Lucie, Florida ;
Minor league affiliations
Class	Single-A (2022–present)
Previous classes	Low-A (2021); Class A-Advanced (1990–2020); Class A (1988–1989);
League	Florida State League (2022–present)
Division	East Division
Previous leagues	Low-A Southeast (2021); Florida State League (1988–2020);
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)
Mascot	Klutch
Ballpark	Clover Park (1988–present)
Owner(s)/; Operator(s)	New York Mets
General manager	Traer Van Allen
Manager	Gilbert Gomez

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. Since the 2021 season, the Mets have been a Low Single-A affiliate.^[2]

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

Playoffs edit

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 edit

St. Lucie Mets roster
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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 65 Ryan Ammons 48 Juan Arnaud -- Javier Atencio -- Ricardo Baptist -- Gage Bihm 52 Jean Calderon 40 Candido Cuevas -- Joel Diaz -- Robert Dominguez -- Eric Foggo 49 Saul Garcia 43 Franklin Gomez 51 Wyatt Hudepohl 28 Jimmy Loper 62 Wilson Lopez 65 Landon Marceaux 50 Ernesto Mercedes 27 Kade Morris 44 Layonel Ovalles 30 Alan Perdomo 32 Jawilme Ramirez -- Jorge Rodriguez -- Luis R. Rodriguez -- Chris Santiago 21 Zach Thornton 20 Jonah Tong 25 Austin Troesser -- Zebulon Vermillion 29 Jack Wenninger		Catchers 4 Ronald Hernandez 60 Andriel Lantigua 13 Vincent Perozo 33 Christopher Suero Infielders 57 Jesus Baez 19 Yohairo Cuevas 10 Jefrey De Los Santos # 9 Colin Houck 1 Diego Mosquera 12 Marcos Vargas Outfielders 22 Donovan Antonia 11 Kellum Clark 15 Fabian Machado 35 Estarling Mercado 3 Nick Morabito		Manager 23 Yucarybert 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 April 1, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Florida State League → New York Mets minor league players

Notable alumni edit

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 edit

^ "Renovations to Mets' First Data Field set to begin April 1". TCPalm. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
^ Cooper, J.J. (November 10, 2020). "Binghamton, Brooklyn Survive As Mets Announce Affiliates". Baseball America. Retrieved November 10, 2020.

External links edit

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

[BA2021-2] Cooper, J.J. (November 10, 2020). "Binghamton, Brooklyn Survive As Mets Announce Affiliates". Baseball America. Retrieved November 10, 2020.

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