Mets' A.J. Ewing discusses rising up prospects list, how he's working to improve on defense
As Mets prospect A.J. Ewing's rise through the system continues, he's working on sticking to the basics and taking things day-by-day.
Fresh off his promotion from Double-A to Triple-A at the end of April, Mets prospect A. J. Ewing has seen a big jump in the rankings from No.
83 back in January up to No. 37 in Baseball America's most recent Top 100 prospects list released on May 6 . As the 21-year-old's rise through the system continues, he's working on sticking to the basics and taking things day-by-day.
"I think it's impossible not to find out about that and see that stuff," Ewing told NJ. com's Max Goodman on an episode of Speaking of the Mets . "At the end of the day, no matter where you're at, you just got to show up and play the same game that you've been playing all these years.
" Ewing tore the cover off of the ball in Binghamton, hitting . 349 over 18 games in 2026, and hasn't missed a beat so far in Syracuse. The former fourth-round pick in the 2023 MLB Draft is currently hitting .