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Springboro grad promoted to Triple-A in Mets organization

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Apr. 27—The New York Mets promoted A. J.

Ewing, a 2023 Springboro High School graduate, to Triple-A on Monday, April 27, after he hit . 349 with 12 stolen bases in 18 games at Double-A. Ewing, 21, plays second base and the outfield.

He is the third-ranked prospect in the Mets organization and the 85th-ranked prospect in baseball, according to MLB. com . The Mets drafted him in the fourth round in 2023, and he chose to start his professional baseball career that year rather than attend the University of Alabama.

Ewing hit . 286 at the rookie level in the Florida Complex League in 2023. He spent most of the 2024 season at Single-A with the St.

Lucie Mets, hitting . 228 with 10 home runs. In 2024, Ewing hit .