Mets Minor League Roundup: Nick Morabito, Ryan Clifford tally two hits, Elian Peńa homers
Nick Morabito and Ryan Clifford each recorded two hits on Tuesday as they continued their good starts at the plate this year at Triple-A Syracuse.
Nick Morabito continued his good run at the plate as Triple-A Syracuse dropped a 3-2 rain-shortened game, in six innings, to Rochester, on Tuesday night. Morabito notched a pair of singles in three at-bats and came around to score, raising his average to . 284 and OPS to .
864 through his first 30 games at Triple-A on the season, as he's 11-for-30 in his last 10 with four extra-base hits, four RBI, and eight walks. Morabito, who turns 23 on Thursday, entered the 2026 season on the Mets ' 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft and as the No. 11 prospect on Joe DeMayo's Top 30 list of Mets’ prospects.
Ryan Clifford had a single and a double with an RBI and a walk in his three times at the plate on Tuesday. Both hits were scorched: 108. 1 mph off the bat and 106.
1 mph. The No. 6 prospect raised his average to .