Mets place 3 on FSL South All Star Team

Press Release: 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Three St. Lucie Mets have been selected to the 2018 Florida State League South Division All Star Team.

Right-handed relief pitchers Ryder Ryan, Matt Blackham and Matt Pobereyko earned the distinction. Ryan was named to the initial All Star team but he has since been promoted to Double-A Binghamton and will not participate.

Blackham and Pobereyko were chosen as alternates for Ryan and Bradenton’s Eduardo Vera, who was also promoted to Double-A.

Ryan made 16 relief appearance for St. Lucie and went 1-0 with two saves. He allowed just four earned runs in 20.1 innings for a shiny 1.77 ERA. He walked five batters, struck out 23 and left the FSL with a 0.93 WHIP.

Ryan was acquired by the Mets last August in trade with Cleveland in exchange for Jay Bruce. Ryan finished 2017 in Low-A Columbia and started this season with St. Lucie.

Blackham and Pobereyko have been equally as dominant. Blackham leads the Mets with four wins and is 2 for 2 in save chances. He has given up only five earned runs in 23.2 inning for a 1.90 ERA. He has 29 strikeouts. Opponents are hitting .145 against Blackham.

Blackham was selected by New York in the 29^th round of the 2014 draft out of Middle Tennessee State. He is in his first year with St. Lucie.

Pobereyko leads St. Lucie with four saves in four opportunities. H has allowed only two earned runs in 14 games (19 innings) for a 0.95 ERA. He has scattered eight hits and struck out 25. Opponents are batting .131 against Pobereyko.

Pobereyko was signed by the Mets as a minor league free agent in 2017.

The 57^th FSL All Star Game will be played Saturday, June 16 at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa.