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Mets prospect Brandon Sproat strikes out final 11 hitters in gem

Get to know the name Brandon Sproat.

The Mets pitching prospect had one of his better minor league performances with the team since being selected in the second round of the 2023 MLB Draft, pitching five scoreless innings and striking out a career-high 13 batters, including the final 11 he faced.

Sproat pitched an impressive game, allowing only two hits and no walks.

MLB Pipeline Top 100 Prospects He has started 11 games for the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies this season and posted a 2.45 ERA against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays.

The 23-year-old Sproat struck out 77 batters in 62 1/3 innings at Double-A.


Brandon Sproat pitches in the top of the third inning during the All-Star Futures Game at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas on July 13, 2024. Getty Images

Brandon Sproat was selected in the second round of the 2023 MLB Draft.
Brandon Sproat was selected in the second round of the 2023 MLB Draft. AP

As a result of his strong pitching this season, Sproat, who began the season with the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones, was selected to play in the MLB Futures All-Star Game, which features MLB’s most promising players.

He threw 12 scoreless pitches in a July game at Globe Life Field in Texas.

A Pensacola native, Sproat played college basketball at the University of Florida and reached the College World Series in 2023 with the Gators.

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