St. Lucie Mets

St. Lucie Mets
Founded in 1988 Port St. Lucie, Florida
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
Class	Single-A (2022–present)
Previous classes	Low-A (2021) Class A-Advanced (1990–2020) Class A (1988–1989)
League	Florida State League (2022–present)
Division	East Division
Previous leagues	Low-A Southeast (2021) Florida State League (1988–2020)
Major league affiliations
Team	New York Mets (1988–present)
Minor league titles
League titles (6)	1988 1996 1998 2003 2006 2022
Division titles (8)	1988 1996 1998 2003 2006 2011 2021 2022
First-half titles (1)	2022
Team data
Name	St. Lucie Mets (1988–present)
Mascot	Klutch
Ballpark	Clover Park (1988–present)
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	New York Mets
General manager	Traer Van Allen
Manager	Gilbert Gomez

Ike Davis, former first baseman
for the New York Mets

The St. Lucie Mets are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League and the Single-A affiliate of the New York Mets. They are located in Port St. Lucie, Florida, and play their home games at Clover Park. The Mets have been members of the Florida State League since their founding in 1988. They originally competed at the Class A level before being elevated to Class A-Advanced in 1990. Since the 2021 season, the Mets have been a Low Single-A affiliate.

They have won the Florida State League championship six times (1988, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2006, and 2022).

Playoffs

• 2022: Defeated Palm Beach 2–0 in semifinals; defeated Dunedin 2–0 to win championship.
• 2016: Lost to Bradenton 2–0 in semifinals.
• 2012: Lost to Jupiter 2–1 in semifinals.
• 2011: Defeated Bradenton 2–1 in semifinals; lost to Daytona 3–1 in finals.
• 2007: Lost to Brevard County 2–1 in semifinals.
• 2006: Defeated Palm Beach 2–0 in semifinals; defeated Dunedin 3–0 to win championship.
• 2003: Defeated Jupiter 2–0 in semifinals; defeated Dunedin 3–1 to win championship.
• 2000: Lost to Daytona 2–0 in semifinals.
• 1998: Defeated Jupiter 2–0 in semifinals; defeated Tampa 3–2 to win championship.
• 1996: Defeated Vero Beach 2–0 in semifinals; defeated Clearwater 3–1 to win championship.
• 1993: Defeated Lakeland 2–1 in semifinals; lost to Clearwater 3–1 in finals.
• 1992: Lost to Osceola 2–0 in quarterfinals.
• 1991: Defeated Sarasota 2–1 in quarterfinals; lost to Clearwater 2–1 in semifinals.
• 1990: Lost to Vero Beach 2–1 in quarterfinals.
• 1989: Lost to Charlotte 2–1 in semifinals.
• 1988: Defeated Lakeland 2–1 in quarterfinals; defeated Tampa 2–0 in semifinals; defeated Osceola 2–0 to win championship.

Roster

St. Lucie Mets roster

Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 65 Ryan Ammons 48 Juan Arnaud -- Javier Atencio -- Ricardo Baptist -- Gage Bihm 52 Jean Calderon 40 Candido Cuevas -- Joel Diaz -- Robert Dominguez -- Eric Foggo 49 Saul Garcia 43 Franklin Gomez 51 Wyatt Hudepohl 28 Jimmy Loper 62 Wilson Lopez 65 Landon Marceaux 50 Ernesto Mercedes 27 Kade Morris 44 Layonel Ovalles 30 Alan Perdomo 32 Jawilme Ramirez -- Jorge Rodriguez —- Luis R. Rodriguez -- Chris Santiago 21 Zach Thornton 20 Jonah Tong 25 Austin Troesser -- Zebulon Vermillion 29 Jack Wenninger		Catchers  4 Ronald Hernandez 59 Carlos Oviedo 13 Vincent Perozo 33 Christopher Suero Infielders 57 Jesus Baez 19 Yohairo Cuevas  9 Colin Houck  1 Diego Mosquera 12 Marcos Vargas Outfielders 22 Donovan Antonia 10 Sebastian Castro 11 Kellum Clark 15 Fabian Machado 28 J.D. Martinez * 35 Estarling Mercado  3 Nick Morabito		Manager 23 Yucarybert De La Cruz Coaches 45 Jeremy Cologna (bench)  2 Alejandro Díaz (hitting) 67 Jordan Kraus (pitching) 75 Bree Nasti (development) 7-day injured list * On New York Mets 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated April 1, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Florida State League → New York Mets minor league players

Notable alumni

Baseball Hall of Fame alumni

• Gary Carter (2006, MGR) Inducted, 2003
• Pedro Martinez (2007-2008) Inducted, 2015
• Mike Piazza Inducted, 2016

Notable alumni

• Rick Aguilera (1988) 3 x MLB All-Star
• Edgardo Alfonzo (1992)(2010, MGR) MLB All-Star
• Moises Alou (2008) 6 x MLB All-Star
• Jason Bay (2002, 2011–2012) 3 x MLB All-Star; 2004 NL Rookie of the Year
• Heath Bell (2000) 3 x MLB All-Star
• Carlos Beltran (2010) 9 x MLB All-Star; 1999 AL Rookie of the Year
• Jeromy Burnitz (1990) MLB All-Star
• Mike Cameron (2005) MLB All-Star
• Luis Castillo (2010) 3 x MLB All-Star
• Yoenis Cespedes (2016) 2 x MLB All-Star
• Endy Chavez (2005, 2007)
• Vince Coleman (1992) 2 x MLB All-Star; 1985 NL Rookie of the Year
• Tony Clark (2003) MLB All-Star
• David Cone (2003) 5 x MLB All-Star; 1994 NL Cy Young Award
• Michael Cuddyer (2015) 2 x MLB All-Star; 2013 NL Batting Title
• Jacob deGrom 3 x MLB All-Star; 2014 NL Rookie of the Year; 2018 NL ERA Title; 2018 NL Cy Young Award
• Octavio Dotel (1995-1997)
• Sid Fernandez (1991, 1993) MLB All-Star
• Cliff Floyd (2004, 2006) MLB All-Star
• John Franco (2003) 4 x MLB All-Star
• Darryl Hamilton (2000)
• Pete Harnisch (1996-1997) MLB All-Star
• Matt Harvey (2011) MLB All-Star
• Keith Hernandez (1989) 5 x MLB All-Star; 1979 NL Most Valuable Player
• Orlando Hernandez (2008)
• Todd Hundley (1988, 1998) 2 x MLB-All Star
• Clint Hurdle (1988-1989, MGR) 2013 NL Manager of the Year
• Jason Isringhausen (1994, 1997) 2 x MLB All-Star
• Scott Kazmir (2003)
• Doug Mientkiewicz (2005)
• Melvin Mora (1998) MLB All-Star
• Guillermo Mota (1993)
• Daniel Murphy (2007, 2010, 2015) 3 x MLB All-Star
• Angel Pagan (2002-2003, 2008–2009, 2011)
• Oliver Perez (2009-2010)
• Jose Reyes (2002, 2004, 2010) 4 x MLB All-Star; 2011 NL Batting Title
• Benito Santiago (2005) 5 x MLB All-Star; 1987 NL rookie of the Year
• Pete Schourek (1989)
• Steve Trachsel (2005)
• Justin Turner (2013) MLB All-Star
• Jose Valentin (2007-2008)
• Fernando Vina (1992) MLB All-Star
• Billy Wagner (2009) 7 x MLB All-Star
• Ty Wigginton (2004) MLB All-Star
• Preston Wilson (1996-1997) MLB All-Star
• David Wright (2003, 2011, 2015) 7 x MLB All-Star

External links

• Official website
• Inside Pitch Magazine Online