Jefferson Rojas wasted no time making his presence felt in Triple-A.
The Mets’ No. 1 prospect stepped into his first game with Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday and delivered right away in a 9-1 win over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. Rojas finished 2-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored, and the 21-year-old opened his Syracuse tenure by showing off the bat that has made him one of the organization’s most closely watched young players.
His first Triple-A plate appearance ended with a single up the middle. In the second inning, he went bigger. Rojas hammered a 105.6 mph line drive down the left-field line for a two-run homer, launching his first Triple-A home run in just his second at-bat with the club.
MLB Pipeline ranks Rojas as the No. 75 overall prospect for 2026, and the early Syracuse showing offered a quick reminder of why. The right-handed hitter has already put together what looks like his strongest offensive season in the minors, posting a .274 batting average, a .338 on-base percentage and an .838 OPS with 25 home runs, 88 RBIs and 20 stolen bases in 121 games.
New York acquired the 5-foot-11 infielder in August in the deal that sent right-handed pitcher Clay Holmes and outfielder Tyrone Taylor to the Cubs. Since joining the Mets’ system, Rojas has kept hitting. In 29 Double-A games after the trade, he batted .280 with nine home runs before earning the bump to Triple-A.
With Syracuse’s regular season down to five games, the Mets are getting a brief but useful look at what Rojas can do against higher-level pitching. If the production follows him into 2027, he could put himself on a fast track toward his MLB debut next year.
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