Mets top prospect to start rehab stint in Binghamton
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – A Mets slugging infielder who has been sidelined for well over a year following ACL repairment surgery is starting a rehab assignment with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies Friday.
Ronny Mauricio, a Top-10 prospect in the New York Mets system, has been rehabbing his injured knee since tearing his ACL while playing in the Dominican Winter League in 2023. Mauricio, at 24-years-old, is widely known by Mets fans for his physical stature and athleticism as a 6-foot-4-inch switch-hitting infielder with the ability to hit the ball hard and fly around the bases.
Mauricio made his Mets debut in September 2023, playing in 26 games for the club in an underwhelming season. In those games, Mauricio showed off all the tools that have had fans excited for years, clubbing 6 extra-base hits, driving in 9 runs, stealing 6 bases, and flashing the leather on tough plays at second and third base.
In 2022, Mauricio spent the whole season with Double-A Binghamton, hitting 26 home runs, driving in 89 runs, and stealing 20 bases in 123 games. The young infielder had spent the start of the 2025 season in Port St. Lucie in extended spring training to build up his workload and prepare for his rehab assignment.
His assignment is scheduled to begin Friday, May 9, against the Fightin Phils at Mirabito Stadium. There is no timetable for how long Mauricio will spend with Binghamton.
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