{"id":331709,"date":"2026-08-28T10:42:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T10:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/331709\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T10:42:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T10:42:27","slug":"syracuse-binghamton-brooklyn-continue-to-push-for-the-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/331709\/","title":{"rendered":"Syracuse, Binghamton, Brooklyn Continue To Push For The Playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52432\" class=\"wp-image-52432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/yonathan-e1757674215987-300x232.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"587\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-52432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yonatan Henriquez. Photo by Brooklyn Cyclones<\/p>\n<p>With the minor league playoffs on the cusp, a new-look New York Mets farm system has helped several of its minor league affiliates turn their seasons around and shoot back into the playoff race. Three affiliates specifically, Triple-A Syracuse, Double-A Binghamton, and High-A Brooklyn, find themselves fighting to crack the playoff bracket in a late-season push.<\/p>\n<p>Syracuse has the toughest path, as they currently sit 5.5 games behind the top of the International League standings. The team has been on a nice run lately, winning eight of their last 10 games. Unfortunately, they would need to leapfrog several teams to clinch a playoff berth.<\/p>\n<p>Their run has been aided in recent days at the plate by infielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=pitre-000elm&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=metsminors.net&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Emilien Pitre<\/a>, who owns a .400 on-base percetage since his promotion from Binghamton on August 18. Pitre was part of the Mets\u2019 return for starter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/peralfr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=metsminors.net&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Freddy Peralta<\/a> from the Tampa Bay Rays at the trade deadline. Syracuse has 22 games left on their schedule.<\/p>\n<p>In Binghamton, the organization\u2019s new top prospect infielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=rojas-003jef&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=metsminors.net&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jefferson Rojas<\/a> owns an OPS of .917 in 17 games since being acquired from the Chicago Cubs. The team looks incredibly different now than it did a month ago, due largely to an influx of talent brought in at the trading deadline.<\/p>\n<p>This influx of talent includes starters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=gillhi000gar&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=metsminors.net&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Gary Gill Hill<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=davis-001gab&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=metsminors.net&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Gabe Davis<\/a>, both of whom were also brought in at the deadline and have performed very well. However, headlining this roster is 2025 first-round selection <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=voit--000mit&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=metsminors.net&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mitch Voit<\/a>, who owns a 1.087 OPS with a .500 on-base percentage this month.<\/p>\n<p>With a 4.5 game defecit in the Eastern League, the Rumble Ponies have 16 games to play. They entered the week with a huge series against first-place Reading, but have lost the first two games of the series widening the gap between the two teams. They are 27-26 in the second half, a far cry from where they were just a couple weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>As for Brooklyn, they also face a 4.5 game defecit, but in the South Atlantic League. Brooklyn has two teams separating them and Greensboro who currently occupies the second-half playoff spot. Brooklyn is 29-26 in the second half. The Cyclones have just 11 games to play.<\/p>\n<p>There is still a lot of work to be done if any of the three affiliates the Mets have in a playoff race want to get the job done. With that being said, it\u2019s been an extraordinary effort by each organization after all three teams had miserable first-halfs of the season, especially Binghamton and Brooklyn. Regardless, there are encouraging developments across the board.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41303 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mmnlogo3-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"screen-reader-text juiz_sps_maybe_hidden_text\">Share the post &#8220;Syracuse, Binghamton, Brooklyn Continue To Push For The Playoffs&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yonatan Henriquez. 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