PRESS RELEASE: Rumble Ponies Announce Preliminary 2023 Opening Day Roster

 

Hamel, Vasil, Santos, and Schwartz 

headline Ponies team heading into 2023 season

BINGHAMTON, NY – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies, the Double-A Affiliate of the New York Mets, announced their preliminary 2023 Opening Day roster Wednesday. This year’s roster features three of the Mets top 30 prospects as listed by mlb.com, and two that are listed in the top 15:  RHP Dominic Hamel (9), RHP Mike Vasil (11), and RHP Junior Santos (19). 1B JT Schwartz also makes his Double-A debut after being drafted by the Mets in the 4^th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft out of UCLA.

The Rumble Ponies previously announced coaching staff led by returning manager Reid Brignac will open the season on Thursday, April 6^th on the road against the Portland Sea Dogs (Boston Red Sox Double-A Affiliate). The Ponies will have their home opener on Tuesday, April 11^th against the Somerset Patriots (New York Yankees Double-A Affiliate) at 6:35 PM.

Please see the full roster below and attached.

Pitchers (16)

Daison Acosta, Manny Alvarez, Jose Chacin, Nolan Clenney, Justin Courtney, Dylan Hall, Dominic Hamel, Troy Miller, Luis Moreno, Dedniel Núñez, Hunter Parsons, Marcel Renteria, Alex Valverde, Junior Santos, Sammy Tavarez, Mike Vasil.  

Catchers (3)

Jose Mena, Matt O’Neill, Hayden Senger.

Infielders (6)

Branden Fryman, Mateo Gil, Dariel Gomez, Luke Ritter, JT Schwartz, Wyatt Young.

Outfielders (5)

Rowdey Jordan, Brandon McIlwain, Tanner Murphy, Matt Rudick, Agustin Ruiz.

Coaching Staff

Reid Brignac (Manager), AJ Sager (Pitching Coach), Darin Everson (Hitting Coach), Mariano Duncan (Bench Coach), Jeremy Cologna (Development Coach), Austin Dayton (Athletic Trainer), Ryan Orr (Performance Coach), Stephen Schuster (Analytics Associate), Ryan Stamski (Baseball Systems Associate), Stephanie Xavier (Dietitian).