New York Mets Minor League Report: Zayas Walks It Off For St. Lucie, Hall Deals For Binghamton

[Tom Gatto]

Julio Zayas is experiencing a mini-hot streak at the plate, a stretch that has him also hitting the long ball.

Zayas hit his second home run in three games, a two-run, walk-off drive in the bottom of the ninth inning, to power Single-A St. Lucie to a 2-0 victory over Daytona on Friday. The 20-year-old first baseman/catcher has hit safely in all four of his games this month, and is 8-for-17 in that stretch. The run has raised his season slash line to .256/.356/.381 (.744 OPS) in 343 plate appearances. He now has eight home runs on the season.

He's in his fourth pro season since signing with the Mets out of the Dominican Republic in 2023, but his first for a full-season affiliate. He spent his first season in the DSL and then the next two in the FCL, before graduating to St. Lucie this year. He's looking strong heading into the final month of the season. 

Elsewhere in the organization:

Syracuse held off Columbus 6-5. The Mets broke a tie in the sixth when D’Andre Smith swiped third on the front end of a double steal and continued home as the catcher’s throw sailed into center field.

Binghamton blanked Hartford 1-0 one night after scoring 23 runs. Kevin Parada drove in the run with a double in the bottom of the eighth. Noah Hall struck out 10 over six innings.

Brooklyn’s game at Wilmington was postponed because of rain. The teams will make it up Saturday as part of a doubleheader beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET.

DSL Mets Blue fell 8-6 to DSL Blue Jays Red. Mauricio Nunez allowed no hits and an unearned run in 2 1/3 innings of relief. DSL Mets Orange downed the DSL Rangers 3-2. Jodarlin Perez struck out four in three scoreless innings of relief.

New York Mets Transactions

• New York Mets sent RHP Bryce Conley outright to Binghamton Rumble Ponies.

Syracuse Scampers Past Columbus

The Mets pushed across the eventual winning run without a hit. Smith walked and stole second, and then Shawn Ross walked. With Jose Ramos at the plate, the two pulled off a double steal. The throw went to second to get the back runner. Ross, the ball and the second baseman arrived at about the same time, and the throw ended up in center field. Smith scored from third to put the Mets up 6-5.

We take the lead on the basepaths! ?? pic.twitter.com/CLJdE4JVp6

— Syracuse Mets (@SyracuseMets) August 8, 2026

Ramos gave the Mets a 5-3 lead in the fourth inning with a bases-clearing double. The Clippers tied the game with two runs in the top of the sixth.

Christopher Morel hit his 10th home run of the season, a two-run shot in the second that put Syracuse in front 2-1. Morel played second base for the second time with the Mets as he keeps his utility skills sharp.

Jonathan Santucci scuffled in his second Triple-A start. The left-hander was charged with four runs (three earned) on four hits over 5 1/3 innings. He walked four and struck out six. Dan Hammer earned the win despite giving up a run in 1 2/3 innings and allowing the runner he inherited from Santucci to score. Dylan Ross earned the save with a scoreless ninth.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Vidal Bruján, 3B	3	0	2	0	0	0
Nick Morabito, LF	4	0	0	0	0	1
MJ Melendez, DH	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ronny Mauricio, SS	4	1	2	0	0	2
Christopher Morel, 2B	3	2	1	2	0	1
Nick Lorusso, 1B	3	1	0	0	1	2
D'Andre Smith, CF	3	2	2	0	1	0
Shawn Ross, C	3	0	0	0	1	2
Jose Ramos, RF	4	0	1	3	0	1
Totals	30	6	8	5	4	9

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Jonathan Santucci	5 1/3	4	4	3	4	6	1
Dan Hammer (W, 1-1)	1 2/3	2	1	1	0	1	0
Zach Franklin (H, 3)	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
Dylan Ross (S, 3)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	9	7	5	4	5	8	1

Hall Shuts It Down For Binghamton

As so often happens in baseball, the Rumble Ponies failed to save some runs for Friday after tallying close to two dozen on Thursday. Fortunately for them, Hall was dominant on the hill. He allowed two hits and walked three as he kept the Yard Goats off the board.

The breakthrough happened quickly. John Bay led off the Rumble Ponies' eighth with a single and then scored when the next batter, Parada, doubled to the gap in right-center field. 

KP DELIVERS! ?

Kevin Parada breaks the tie in the eighth inning with an RBI double!

? x #DefendOurHome x @MetsPlayerDev pic.twitter.com/TmpDHcTMkv

— Binghamton Rumble Ponies (@RumblePoniesBB) August 8, 2026

Three Binghamton relievers combined to finish the shutout. Garrett Stratton pitched the seventh, Carlos Guzman handled the eighth, and Saul Garcia worked the ninth. Guzman earned the win and Garcia got the save. Rumble Ponies pitchers recorded 13 strikeouts in all while allowing just four hits.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Mitch Voit, DH	2	0	0	0	1	1
Marco Vargas, SS	4	0	1	0	0	2
Émilien Pitre, 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jefferson Rojas, 2B	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jacob Reimer, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1
John Bay, CF	3	1	1	0	0	1
Kevin Parada, C	3	0	1	1	0	0
JT Benson, RF	2	0	0	0	0	0
Yohairo Cuevas, LF	2	0	0	0	0	0
Corey Collins, LF	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	26	1	3	1	1	7

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Noah Hall	6	2	0	0	3	10	0
Garrett Stratton	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Carlos Guzman (W, 3-1)	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Saul Garcia (S, 4)	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
Totals	9	4	0	0	4	13	0

Zayas Goes Deep For St. Lucie Winner

Zayas hit a no-doubter to dead center after Ryan Tayman was hit by a pitch with two out. 

Julio Zayas WALK-OFF BOMB! pic.twitter.com/RiNC7zMv3h

— St. Lucie Mets (@stluciemets) August 8, 2026

Ethan Lanthier started and went the first three innings. He allowed two hits and a walk and struck out three. Christian Rodriguez followed as the piggyback reliever. He worked 4 1/3 innings, allowing four hits and a walk while striking out four. Zack Mack finished the shutout with 1 2/3 hitless innings. He walked none and struck out one. Zayas' homer made him a winner.

Zayas had two of St. Lucie's five hits. He singled in the second to go with the homer. Wyatt Vincent, Yovanny Rodriguez, and Bohan Adderley had the other Mets hits.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Vladi Gomez, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	3
Wyatt Vincent, LF	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ryan Tayman, C	3	1	0	0	0	0
Julio Zayas, 1B	4	1	2	2	0	0
Yovanny Rodriguez, DH	3	0	1	0	0	1
Simon Juan, RF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bohan Adderley, CF	3	0	1	0	0	0
Dylan Carey, SS	3	0	0	0	0	1
Kooper Schulte, 2B	3	0	0	0	0	2
Totals	30	2	5	2	0	8

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Ethan Lanthier	3	2	0	0	1	3	0
Christian Rodriguez	4 1/3	4	0	0	1	4	0
Zack Mack (W, 6-2)	1 2/3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	9	6	0	0	2	8	0

Top-20 Prospect Performance

1. Jonah Tong: DNP
2. Jack Wenninger: DNP
3. Ryan Clifford: DNP
4. Elian Pena: DNP
5. Nick Morabito: 0-for-4, 1 K
6. Jacob Reimer: 0-for-3, 1 K
7. Mitch Voit: 0-for-2, BB, 1 K
8. Jonathan Santucci: 5 1/3 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, HR
9. Zac Thornton: MLB
10. Chris Suero: DNP
11. Will Watson: DNP
12. Wandy Asigen: DNP
13. Eli Serrano III: DNP
14. Randy Guzman: DNP
15. Dylan Ross: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, S
16. Ryan Lambert: DNP
17. Antonio Jimenez: DNP
18. R.J. Gordon: DNP
19. Jonathan Pintaro: DNP
20. Marco Vargas: 1-for-4, 2 K

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