{"id":228308,"date":"2026-04-12T06:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T06:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/228308\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T06:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T06:18:08","slug":"mets-elian-pena-hits-first-stateside-homer-in-single-a-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/228308\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets&#8217; Elian Pe\u00f1a Hits First Stateside Homer in Single-A Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elian Pe\u00f1a, the <a href=\"https:\/\/bvmsports.com\/mlb\/new-york-mets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mets<\/a>&#8216; third-best international prospect for 2025, hit his first stateside homer at Single-A St. Lucie during a game against Dunedin. Despite the team&#8217;s loss, Pe\u00f1a&#8217;s strong start is noteworthy, maintaining a hitting streak and demonstrating impressive performance with a .375 batting average. The 18-year-old showcased his power by hitting a home run at 102 mph, complementing a strong batting average and demonstrating his ability to adapt after a challenging start to his professional career last season.<\/p>\n<p> By the NumbersPe\u00f1a is hitting .375 with a .444 on-base percentage and .625 slugging percentage.He has hit safely in all six games this season, including four extra-base hits. State of PlayPe\u00f1a is currently leading the St. Lucie lineup, facing competition that is, on average, three years older.After a poor start last season, Pe\u00f1a adjusted and finished strongly in the Dominican Summer League, indicating growth and resilience. What&#8217;s Next<\/p>\n<p>If Pe\u00f1a continues his impressive performance, he may quickly advance through the Mets&#8217; minor league system and potentially make his Major League debut sooner than expected.<\/p>\n<p> Bottom Line<\/p>\n<p>Elian Pe\u00f1a&#8217;s early success in Single-A showcases his significant potential as a prospect, indicating that he could become a vital player for the Mets in the coming years if his current form continues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Elian Pe\u00f1a, the Mets&#8216; third-best international prospect for 2025, hit his first stateside homer at Single-A St. Lucie&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":228309,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[171,173,172],"class_list":["post-228308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","tag-port-st-lucie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228308"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228308\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}