New York Mets Minor League Report: Trey Snyder Is Doing An A.J. Ewing Impression At St. Lucie

This sounds familiar: A young New York Mets minor-leaguer is athletic enough to play multiple positions in the middle of the diamond, is a demon on the basepaths, and is learning to slug.

Now, I'm not saying that this minor-leaguer, Trey Snyder, is another A.J. Ewing, but he seems to fit the mold. It sure looked that way Sunday. Snyder had a huge all-around game in St. Lucie’s 8-6 win at Palm Beach. He drove in five runs with a single and a home run, finished a double shy of the cycle on a four-hit day, and stole a base. He handled his only chance in center field.

Trey Snyder does it again! A three-run shot to give us a 6-0 lead! pic.twitter.com/vhuFMSx8tL

— St. Lucie Mets (@stluciemets) July 19, 2026

The 20-year-old is alternating between center and second base in 2026 (he has pro experience at shortstop, too). The shuttling isn’t hurting his offense. He’s slashing .293/.353/.414 in 135 plate appearances for St. Lucie, although a .366 BABIP indicates luck might be a factor. He has two home runs, 11 extra-base hits, and 13 stolen bases in 16 attempts. He’s producing an 8.9 percent walk rate and a 23.7 percent strikeout rate.

His season debut was delayed to May 20 because of an elbow injury. After a short rehab stint with the FCL Mets, he was activated off St. Lucie’s 60-day injured list on June 2. This is his third consecutive season with St. Lucie after being taken by the New York Mets in the fifth round of the 2024 MLB Draft out of Liberty (Missouri) North High School.

The former two-way player is much bigger (6-1, 197 pounds) than Ewing (5-10, 160), so this is not a perfect comp. But it’s not that far off, either.

Elsewhere on the farm:

Syracuse suffered a bullpen meltdown and lost 7-3 to Buffalo. The Bisons broke a 3-3 tie in the ninth with four runs off Ben Simon and Guillo Zuniga.

Binghamton fell to Akron 7-3. despite the best efforts of left-hander Jonathan Santucci. The No. 8-ranked prospect on GCM's list struck out 13 in 5 2/3 innings, but allowed five runs (four earned). The Rumble Ponies were outscored 30-6 while being swept in the weekend series.

Brooklyn lost a doubleheader to Hudson Valley 14-2 and 5-2. The Cyclones were held to two hits in the nightcap. Four different players drove in runs for them in the twin bill.

The FCL Mets were off.

The Mets’ three representatives all saw action in Sunday’s Dominican Summer League All-Star Game, won by the American League 7-6. Abner Meza pitched a scoreless third inning, Cleiner Ramirez was 0-for-1 with a walk and a run scored, and Jonnhan Sanchez went 0-for-1.

New York Mets Transactions

• New York Mets sent RHP Dedniel Núñez on a rehab assignment to Syracuse Mets.
• New York Mets sent SS Zack Short outright to Syracuse Mets.

Nightmare Ninth Negates Arroyo’s Homer For Syracuse

The Bisons' ninth started with Simon issuing back-to-back walks. A pair of RBI singles followed to make the score 5-3. Zuñiga came on for Simon after the second one. An RBI groundout increased the margin to 6-3, and a fielding error by shortstop Ronny Mauricio on the play extended the inning. The Bisons took advantage with a third RBI single.

Syracuse had tied the game 3-3 in the sixth on Christian Arroyo's two-run homer. It was the second time in the game the Mets had rallied to tie. They did it the fifth, as well, with a Nick Morabito RBI single.

Robert Stock, promoted from High-A Brooklyn for the next phase of his rehab from thoracic outlet syndrome surgery, started and allowed one run over four innings. He gave up three hits, walked none and struck out three. Tobias Myers gave up a pair of runs in the sixth.

Dedniel Núñez pitched a scoreless seventh as his rehab from elbow surgery moved to Syracuse.

Santucci Strong, But Binghamton Falls To Akron

Santucci recorded 13 of his 17 outs by way of strikeout, but he also allowed six hits, two of which produced three runs in the fifth. He left the game in the sixth trailing 4-0.

Carlos Guzman allowed an inherited runner to score, but the defense was mostly responsible. A slow grounder up the middle got through the infield for an RBI single, and center fielder Jose Ramos bobbled the ball to allow a second run to score on the play.  

The Binghamton defense let Santucci down in the fourth inning with a pair of errors on a steal attempt with runners at the corners.

Binghamton’s offense managed only four hits and struck out 13 times, but it showed life in the ninth. Matt Rudick drew a bases-loaded walk, Vincent Perozo hit a sacrifice fly, and Kevin Villavicencio singled home a run to make it 7-3.

Six-Run Fourth Buries Brooklyn In Opener

Hudson Valley accepted the charity of reliever Calvin Ziegler, who walked four and threw a run-scoring wild pitch while failing to record an out in the fourth. A bases-clearing triple put the exclamation point on the frame. 

Ziegler was on for Frank Camarillo, who started and took the loss. He allowed three runs on five hits with one walk and one strikeout over three innings. 

Brooklyn scored first via Daiverson Gutierrez's RBI double in the second. Hudson Valley answered with three runs in the third on three consecutive run-scoring hits. Brooklyn got one back in the bottom half on Corey Collins' RBI single.

Cyclones Fail To Capitalize In Game 2

Brooklyn added seven walks to their two hits in the nightcap, but left eight on base in the seven-inning game. The Cyclones' runs scored on a Trace Willhoite bases-loaded walk in the second and Mitch Voit's RBI groundout in the fourth.

Jose Chirinos started and took the loss, allowing three runs on four hits with one walk and five strikeouts over five innings. Hudson Valley added two insurance runs in the seventh off Rafi Vazquez.

Snyder Drives In Five As St. Lucie Holds Off Palm Beach

Snyder was the Mets' offense for most of the first three innings. A two-run single in the first and a three-run homer in the third helped give St. Lucie a 6-0 advantage.

Palm Beach made things interesting in the seventh with a solo home run and a grand slam that cut the gap to 8-6. Ernesto Mercedes and Miguel Mejias then combined to get the final eight outs, all via strikeout. Mejias struck out the side in the ninth for his third save.

Ethan Lanthier started and struck out four over 2 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk. Tyler McLoughlin earned the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief. He struck out three.

Rehabbing major-leaguer Mike Tauchman went 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored,

Top-20 Prospect Performance

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

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