New York Mets Minor League Report: Luis Robert Jr. Returns To Action, Daviel Hurtado Dazzles On Mound

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The biggest news from the New York Mets' minor-league system Tuesday came out of Syracuse, where New York outfielder Luis Robert Jr. began a rehab stint.

He played five innings in center field and went 1-for-2 with a walk in the Mets' 15-5 loss to Worcester. He appeared to be moving well as he beat out a chopper to shortstop his first time up.

Luis Robert Jr. legged out an infield hit in his first at-bat tonight for Triple-A Syracuse pic.twitter.com/SNgJq2sr9d
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) June 30, 2026

Robert last played in a game on April 26 because of a herniated disc in his back. For most of the past two months, it was unclear when he might return, or if he would return at all. The parent club is not saying yet when he will be activated, but a source told MLB.com that he will likely need more than the six days Francisco Lindor took to complete his rehab from a calf injury. Robert is already eligible to come off the 60-day injured list.

Robert wasn’t the only rehabbing big-leaguer playing for Syracuse on Tuesday. Infielder Jorge Polanco (Achilles, ankle) was in the lineup as well, hitting second behind Robert. He went 0-for-3 as the DH. This was the second game of Polanco’s second rehab stint. The Mets shut him down in early June because of left ankle soreness.

Elsewhere on the farm:

Binghamton scored all its runs in the first two innings and then held on to defeat Chesapeake, 5-3. Chris Suero went 2-for-4 and scored twice from the leadoff spot

Daviel Hurtado allowed one hit and struck out eight over six scoreless innings, while Ronald Hernandez and Mitch Voit homered to lead Brooklyn to a 5-3 victory at Frederick.

St. Lucie managed just three hits in a 6-0 loss to Tampa at home. The Mets also committed three errors, two by Elian Pena.

Mets Orange lost to the Angels, 4-0, and Mets Blue lost to Giants Black, 4-2, in the Dominican Summer League. The FCL Mets were off.

Early Hole Too Deep For Syracuse; Melendez Homers

As for the game itself, Syracuse fell behind 6-0 after an inning and a half and then surrendered seven runs in the fifth to seal the loss.

Opener Daniel Duarte gave up a pair of home runs in the first while recording just two outs. Bulk reliever Jack Weisenburger surrendered two runs in the second and three more in the fifth. Adbert Alzolay followed him and was roughed up for four runs in two-thirds of an inning. Five different Mets pitchers allowed runs. Only Matt Turner had a scoreless outing. He worked the ninth.

Syracuse got its runs on a Grae Kessinger RBI double and a Zack Short sacrifice fly in the second; a Worcester throwing error in the fourth; and M.J. Melendez's two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth.

Nick Morabito went 3-for-5 for Syracuse, which fell to 4-3 in the second half of the International League season.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Luis Robert Jr.	2	0	1	0	1	0
Cristian Pache	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jorge Polanco	3	0	0	0	0	0
MJ Melendez	2	1	1	2	0	0
Nick Morabito	5	0	3	0	0	0
Ryan Clifford	5	0	0	0	0	3
Jared Oliva	4	1	1	0	1	2
Vidal Bruján	3	1	1	0	0	0
Yonny Hernández	1	0	0	0	0	0
Grae Kessinger	3	1	1	1	1	0
Hayden Senger	3	0	1	0	1	0
Zack Short	3	0	0	1	0	1

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Daniel Duarte	2/3	3	4	4	2	1	2
Jack Weisenburger	3 2/3	4	5	5	3	3	0
Adbert Alzolay	2/3	4	4	4	0	0	1
Ofreidy Gómez	2	1	1	1	3	1	1
Dylan Ross	1	3	1	1	2	0	0
Matt Turner	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

Rumble Ponies Ride Early Offense To Win

The Rumble Ponies led 5-0 after two innings and then held the BaySox at bay. Chris Suero got them off to a fast start with a leadoff double in the bottom of the first. He advanced to third on a groundout by Jose Ramos. Nick Lorusso then walked. JT Schwartz's groundout scored Suero. Matt Rudick followed with a single that scored Lorusso and gave the Ponies a 2-0 lead.

Binghamton added three runs in the second after a two-hour, 36-minute rain delay. The rally started after the first two batters had been retired. Nick Lucky walked, Suero singled him to third and then stole second, and both scored on Jose Ramos's single. Lorusso followed with a single to plate Ramos.

Starter Jonathan Santucci worked two scoreless innings, striking out three and walking one, before the rain delay. Felipe De La Cruz earned the win with two scoreless innings of relief. He struck out four, Gabriel Rodriguez added two scoreless frames, and Saul Garcia tossed a scoreless ninth with two strikeouts for the save.

layer	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Chris Suero	4	2	2	0	0	1
Jose Ramos	4	1	1	0	0	1
Nick Lorusso	3	1	1	1	1	1
JT Schwartz	3	0	0	1	1	2
Matt Rudick	4	0	1	0	0	2
Wyatt Young	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylen Palmer	3	0	0	0	0	2
Kevin Villavicencio	3	0	0	0	0	1
Nick Lucky	2	1	0	0	1	1

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Jonathan Santucci	2	0	0	0	1	3
Jordan Geber	0	0	2	2	3	0
Danis Correa	2	2	1	1	1	2
Felipe De La Cruz	2	1	0	0	0	4
Gabriel Rodriguez	2	0	0	0	2	2
Saul Garcia	1	0	0	0	0	2

Hurtado Dominates, Voit Powers Brooklyn Past Frederick

Daviel Hurtado turned in a second consecutive quality start and the offense gave him just enough support as the Cyclones extended their winning streak to four.

Hurtado struck out eight and walked one in his six innings Fifty-two of his 76 pitches were for strikes. But he was headed for a no-decision until Ronald Hernandez homered in the top of the sixth to open the scoring.

The Cyclones made it 4-0 with three runs in the seventh. Jamari Baylor singled in Colin Houck, and then Mitch Voit followed with a two-run homer to left field. Chesapeake cut the lead to 4-3 in the bottom of the frame, but Voit provided insurance in the ninth as he singled in Houck.

Ryan Dollar earned the save with a scoreless ninth. He struck out two.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Mitch Voit	5	1	2	3	0	2
Yonatan Henriquez	5	0	1	0	0	1
Ronald Hernandez	4	1	1	1	0	0
Corey Collins	3	0	1	0	1	1
Daiverson Gutierrez	4	0	1	0	0	0
John Bay	4	0	0	0	0	1
JT Benson	3	0	0	0	1	1
Colin Houck	4	2	2	0	0	0
Jamari Baylor	4	1	2	1	0	1

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Daviel Hurtado	6	1	0	0	1	8
Gregori Louis	1	3	3	3	1	1
Parker Carlson	1	1	0	0	0	1
Ryan Dollar	1	1	0	0	0	2

St. Lucie Bats Silenced In Loss To Tampa

The Mets' offense could only manage doubles by Antonio Jimenez and Taylor Darden and a single by Jack Scanlon. Everyone in the lineup struck out at least once. Jimenez punched out three times.

Starter Emilio Obispo allowed four runs, all earned, on five hits and two walks over five innings. He struck out three and allowed a home run. Tampa got him for single runs in the third and fourth before adding two more in the fifth.

Zack Mack followed Obispo and allowed two runs over 1 2/3 innings. Tyler McLoughlin worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings, striking out three, Luis Alvarez finished with a scoreless ninth and two strikeouts.

Player	AB	H	K
Elian Peña	4	0	1
Trey Snyder	4	0	1
Antonio Jimenez	4	1	3
Julio Zayas	3	0	1
Branny De Oleo	3	0	1
Chase Meggers	3	0	1
Simon Juan	3	0	1
Jack Scanlon	3	1	1
Taylor Darden	3	1	1

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Emilio Obispo	5	5	4	4	2	3	1
Zack Mack	1 2/3	1	2	1	1	0	0
Tyler McLoughlin	1 1/3	0	0	0	1	3	0
Luis Alvarez	1	1	0	0	0	2	0

Top-20 Prospect Performance

Carson Benge: MLB
A.J. Ewing: MLB
Jonah Tong: DNP
Elian Pena: 0-for-4, K
Jack Wenninger: DNP
Ryan Clifford: 0-for-5, 3 K
Jacob Reimer: DNP
Nick Morabito: 3-for-5, 2B
Mitch Voit: 2-for-5, HR, 3 RBI, 2 K
Jonathan Santucci: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Chris Suero: 2-for-4, 2B, K
Zach Thornton: DNP
Wandy Asigen: DNP
Will Watson: DNP
Eli Serrano III: DNP
Randy Guzman: DNP
Ryan Lambert: DNP
Dylan Ross: 1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 0 K
Antonio Jimenez: 1-for-4, 2B, 3 K
R.J. Gordon: DNP

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