Below are some of the minor-league baseball players in the

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organization.

Players

Matthew Allan

Matthew Bruce Allan (born April 17, 2001) is an American

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in the

organization. Allan attended Seminole High School in Sanford,

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. During his senior year, he threw a

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in which he struck out 17 batters. He was named the 2019 Florida High School Player of the Year by Perfect Game. Allan committed to play

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at the

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. Allan was drafted by the

in the third round with the 89th overall selection in the

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. He was considered a top prospect for the draft, but fell due to his strong commitment to Florida. He signed for $2.5 million, the richest deal ever for a third round selection. He made his professional debut with the Rookie-level

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before being promoted to the

Brooklyn Cyclones The Brooklyn Cyclones are a Minor League Baseball team of the South Atlantic League and the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets. They are based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, and play at Maimonides Park, just off the Coney Island Boar ...

of the

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. Over innings between both teams, he went 1-0 with a 2.61 ERA and 14 strikeouts. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the

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. On May 7, 2021, it was announced that Allan would require Tommy John surgery, causing him to miss the 2021 season. He underwent a cleanup procedure in January 2022, and missed the 2022 season as well. On February 4, 2023, it was announced that Allan had undergone UCL revision surgery in January, and would likely miss the 2023 season, his fourth consecutive season with no game action.

Tony Dibrell

Michael Anthony Dibrell (born November 8, 1995) is an American

in the

organization. Dibrell attended Chattahoochee High School in

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, where he played four years of varsity baseball. Undrafted out of high school in the

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, he enrolled at

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where he played

. In 2015, his freshman year at Kennesaw State, Dibrell pitched 16 innings, compiling a 5.06 ERA. After the season, he played in the

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for the Ocean State Waves. As a sophomore at Kennesaw State in 2016, he made 14 appearances (seven starts) in which he went 1-4 with a 4.64 ERA, striking out 66 batters over 54 innings. That summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with both the

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and

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, earning All-Star honors. In 2017, his junior year, he started 14 games and pitched to a 7-4 record with a 2.45 ERA and 103 strikeouts over innings. After the season, he was drafted by the

in the fourth round of the

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. Dibrell signed with the Mets and made his professional debut with the

of the

. Over innings, he struck out 28 batters while pitching to a 5.03 ERA. In 2018, he pitched with the

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of the Class A

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where he went 7-6 with a 3.50 ERA in 23 starts, striking out 147 batters over 131 innings. Dibrell began the 2019 season with the St. Lucie Mets of the

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Florida State League, with whom he was named a FSL All-Star. After pitching to an 8-4 record with a 2.39 ERA over 17 games (16 starts), he was promoted to the

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of the

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Eastern League in July, with whom he finished the year. Over nine games (eight starts) with Binghamton, Dibrell went 0-8 with a 9.31 ERA. Dibrell did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the

. He returned to Binghamton to begin 2021, but was placed on the injured list in mid-June and then underwent Tommy John Surgery missing the remainder of the season. Dibrell returned to play in 2022, rehabbing with the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Mets and St. Lucie, with whom he pitched scoreless innings, before being assigned to Binghamton. Over innings with Binghamton, he went 2-2 with a 4.55 ERA and 39 strikeouts.

Mateo Gil

Mateo Elijah Gil (born July 24, 2000) is an American

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in the

organization. Gil was born in Newport Beach, California, while his father, Benji Gil, was playing for the

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. He attended Timber Creek High School in

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. As a senior in 2018, he batted .389 with six home runs, 43 RBIs, and six triples over 37 games while also compiling a 1.05 ERA. After the season, he was selected by the

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in the third round (95th overall) of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. Gil signed with the Cardinals, forgoing his college commitment to

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. Gil made his professional debut that summer with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Cardinals, batting .251 with one home run and twenty RBIs over 45 games. In 2019, he played with the

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of the Rookie-level Appalachian League and slashed .270/.324/.431 with seven home runs and 30 RBIs over 51 games. He also played in two games for the

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of the

Florida State League. That offseason, he played in the

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(MPL). He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the

. Gil, however, did return to the MPL that winter for the 2020–2021 season, playing with the Tomateros de Culiacan. On February 1, 2021, Gil (alongside Austin Gomber, Elehuris Montero, Tony Locey, & Jake Sommers) was traded to the Colorado Rockies in the exchange for

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and $50 million. He was assigned to the

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of the

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for the 2021 season, slashing .249/.294/.396 with nine home runs and 56 RBIs over 94 games. Gil opened the 2022 season in extended spring training before he was assigned to the

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of the

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in mid-May. Over 48 games with Spokane, he batted .247 with six home runs and 26 RBIs. After the 2022 season, the

selected him in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.

Ryley Gilliam

Ryley Carswell Gilliam (born August 11, 1996) is an American

in the

organization. Gilliam attended Kennesaw Mountain High School in

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, and played

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. In 2017, he played for the United States collegiate national team, and also briefly played collegiate summer baseball with the

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of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Gilliam was drafted by the

in the fifth round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut with the

, going 0-1 with a 2.08 ERA in 17 relief appearances. He started 2019 with the St. Lucie Mets and was promoted to the

in April before being promoted to the Syracuse Mets in June. Over relief innings pitched between the three clubs, he compiled a 5-0 record with a 6.05 ERA, striking out 56 while walking 18. He was selected to play in the

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for the

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following the 2019 season. Gilliam did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the

. He returned to

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for the 2021 season, going 2-4 with a 9.88 ERA over innings. On April 1, 2022, it was announced that Gilliam would undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the 2021 season as a result.

Zach Greene

Zachary Blue Greene (born August 29, 1996) is an American

for the

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. Greene attended Atlantic Coast High School and

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. He was selected by the Miami Marlins in the 15th round of the 2018 MLB Draft. Instead of signing, he transferred to the

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, where he was named a second-team

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n. The

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selected Greene in the eighth round, 255th overall, in the

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. The

selected Greene from the Yankees in the 2022 Rule 5 draft.

Dominic Hamel

Dominic Avery Hamel (born March 2, 1999) is an American professional

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in the

organization. Hamel attended Hamilton High School in

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and played

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and Dallas Baptist University. He was drafted by the

in the third round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft. Hamel made his professional debut with the Florida Complex League Mets. He started 2022 with the St. Lucie Mets before being promoted to the

Nick Meyer

Nicholas Meyer (born February 18, 1997) is an American

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in the

organization. Meyer attended

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and played

at Cal Poly. After his junior year, he was selected by the

in the sixth round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. Meyer signed with the Mets and made his professional debut with the

, batting .226 over 43 games. In 2019, he played with the St. Lucie Mets and hit .182 over 64 games. He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season. He split the 2021 season between the

and the Syracuse Mets, batting .251 with three home runs and 18 RBIs over 62 games. He returned to Syracuse to open the 2022 season.
Cal Poly bio

Dedniel Núñez

Dedniel Omar Núñez (born June 5, 1996) is a Dominican

for the

. Núñez signed with the

as an international

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in October 2016. He played in Minor League Baseball in the Mets organization from 2017 through 2019. In 2019 between Class A and Class A+, he was 5-4 with a 4.39 ERA, and 94 strikeouts in 80 innings. The Giants selected Núñez from the Mets in the 2020 Rule 5 draft. On March 15, 2021, it was announced that Núñez had sprained the

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in his pitching elbow. On March 18, Núñez was placed on the 60-day injured list after undergoing Tommy John surgery, causing him to miss the 2021 season. On November 19, 2021, the Giants returned Núñez to the Mets.

Eric Orze

Eric Paul Orze (born August 21, 1997) is an American

in the

organization. Orze attended

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and played college baseball at the

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. While at New Orleans, he was diagnosed with

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and

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. Orze was drafted by the

in the fifth round of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut in 2021 with the

and was promoted to the

and Syracuse Mets during the season. Over 34 relief appearances between the three teams, Orze went 4-2 with a 3.08 ERA and 67 strikeouts over innings.

Alex Ramírez

Alexander Ramírez (born January 13, 2003) is a Dominican professional

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in the

organization. Ramírez signed with the

as an international free agent in July 2019. He made his professional debut in 2021 with the St. Lucie Mets. He hit .258/.326/.384 with five home runs and 35

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(RBI) over 76 games. Ramírez started 2022 with St. Lucie and was promoted to the

in July.

Mike Vasil

Michael Vasil (born March 19, 2000) is an American professional

in the

organization. Vasil attended

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in Boston, Massachusetts. He was expected to be a high draft pick in the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft but withdrew his name from the draft and opted to play

at the

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. In 2019, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League. After three years at Virginia, Vasil was drafted by the

in the eighth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft. Vasil made his professional debut in 2021 with the Florida Complex League Mets. He started 2022 with the St. Lucie Mets before being promoted to the

Josh Walker

Joshua Todd Walker (born December 1, 1994) is an American

in the

organization. Walker attended

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in Slate Hill, New York, where he played football,

, and swam. As a senior, he had a 2.60 ERA. After high school, he played

for two seasons at the

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before transferring to the University of New Haven in 2016. In 2017, his senior season at New Haven, he had a 3-1 record and a 2.40 ERA over thirty innings. After the season, Walker was selected by the

in the 37th round of the

. He signed and made his professional debut with the Rookie-level

where he posted a 9.42 ERA over innings. In 2018, he played with the

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of the Rookie-level Appalachian League before being promoted to the

of the

, pitching to a 3.27 ERA with 52 strikeouts over innings. Walker pitched only six innings in 2019 after being in a car accident that injured his left arm, and he did not play a game in 2020 after the minor league season was cancelled due to the

. To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to Brooklyn (now members of the

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) and was promoted to the

of the

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and the Syracuse Mets of the

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during the season. Over 21 games (twenty starts) between the three clubs, Walker pitched to a 9-4 record, a 3.73 ERA, and 98 strikeouts over innings. He returned to Syracuse to begin the 2022 season on the injured list. He made rehab appearances with the Florida Complex League Mets and the St. Lucie Mets before he was assigned to Syracuse; over 22 innings pitched for the season between the three teams, he went 3-2 with a 4.91 ERA and 38 strikeouts.

Calvin Ziegler

Calvin William Ziegler (born October 3, 2002) is a Canadian professional

in the

organization. Ziegler was born in Canada and attended TNXL Academy in

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his senior year due to Canadian travel restrictions because of the

. He was drafted by the

in the second round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft. Ziegler made his professional debut in 2022 with the St. Lucie Mets.

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