Ronny Mauricio continues to ship reminders that he was a prime prospect not all that way back.
The Mets’ infielder hit a mammoth residence run to proper discipline Thursday with Triple-A Syracuse to proceed his blistering displaying within the minor leagues in his return from a torn ACL.
The 24-year-old now has three homers in simply 57 minor-league at-bats.
Mauricio had lengthy been hyped as a possible starter for the Mets and he confirmed promise throughout his 2023 call-up, hitting .292 with an .852 OPS.
That momentum, although, got here crashing down after he suffered a torn ACL in Dec. 2023 throughout a Dominican Winter League recreation and in addition underwent a process to take away scar tissue.
Now that he’s wholesome once more, Mauricio is making an attempt to work his means again to Flushing. He’s been spending time at second base and third base throughout his minor-league stint.
The Mets have Jeff McNeil and Luisangel Acuna at second base, and Brett Baty can play there too, however the highway to Queens might not be utterly shut.
McNeil has underwhelmed the final two years, though he’s off to a robust begin this yr. Acuna has cooled off and misplaced enjoying time since successful NL Rookie of the Month for April.
Any query about Mauricio’s readiness, although, isn’t a urgent as soon as for the reason that crew plans to present him time to construct again up after one yr away.
Mauricio stayed within the minors as soon as his rehab project ended, as Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns stated earlier this month.
The infielder has appeared in simply 17 minor-league video games up to now.
Thursday’s solo homer got here within the eighth inning of Syracuse’s 12-3 win over Iowa, the Cubs’ Triple-A affiliate. He went 2-for-4 with two runs scored whereas enjoying second base.
“He’s nonetheless bought slightly technique to go to get again to being a wholesome participant, to get again into that true baseball form, able to compete at a excessive stage within the huge leagues,” Stearns stated earlier this month. “It’s persevering with to get him at-bats, get him reps within the minor leagues.”
