SYRACUSE, NY – Syracuse Mets third baseman Mark Vientos has been named a 2022 International League All-Star. The announcement was made on Monday afternoon by Minor League Baseball. Votes were cast by league managers. This is the second straight season Syracuse has had a postseason All-Star. Last year, outfielder Khalil Lee was named an All-Star team.
Vientos played in 101 games for Syracuse in 2022, hitting .280 with 72 RBIs, 24 home runs, 16 doubles, and a triple. The 22-year-old ranked fifth in the league with an .877 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS), ranked seventh with his 24 homers, placed 14th with his .280 batting average, and ranked 19th with his 72 RBIs.
Vientos is the seventh-ranked prospect in the New York Mets’ organization, according to MLB Pipeline. Drafted by the Mets in the second round of the 2017 amateur entry draft out of American Heritage High School, Vientos has played his entire professional career in the Mets’ organization. Vientos made his Major League debut on September 11th this season with the New York Mets at Miami, collected his first MLB hit on September 15th vs. Pittsburgh, and smashed his first MLB home run on September 24th at Oakland.
6 comments:
Every ear for several years now, the Mets make many decisions, but there’s always one that immediately stands up as one of the stupidest of all time. Last year it was trading four talented pitchers for Ruf instead of giving the kid a shot. The year before it was Baez. Hopefully we won’t see any more, but, who makes these decisions?
Not you and I Gus
Gus, it was DUMB. Vientos actually did GREAT after April last year. He deserved his shot before being called up into the heat of a white-hot pennant race. The bonus is the Mets still owe the Ruffian nearly $4 million.
These types of moves show the lack of planning and inability to walk away. Possible feeling too much pressure to win?
Gus, fear of mistakes is big. My guess is if Alvarez, Baty, Vientos and Mauricio were Pirates, all would be playing a lot from day 1 in 2023. No fear of mistakes there. Make mistakes, win 65. No mistakes, win 75.
So much talent in the wings,Vientos,Baty,Alvarez,Mauricio,Oca,Mangum. The future looks good.
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