Yonatan Henriquez’s week was the kind that can jump off a stat sheet even when the larger season line still tells a rough story.
Over five games at High-A, Henriquez went 9-for-25 with a .360/.429/.920 slash line, piling up two doubles, four home runs, three walks, three strikeouts, and a stolen base. For a player whose 2026 has been defined more by struggle than production, it was a loud burst.
The bigger picture, though, is still hard to ignore. Across 87 games and 353 at-bats with the Brooklyn Cyclones, Henriquez is hitting .212/.273/.363 with nine homers, 21 steals, 28 walks, and 100 strikeouts. He also missed about a month early in the year because of an injury.
Henriquez has been in the organization since signing out of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic on January 15, 2022, for a $104,000 bonus. He was brought in for his athleticism and versatility, the kind of young player who could fit in a lot of places but didn’t yet have one obvious carrying tool. That profile has made the climb difficult.
His pro career started in the DSL Mets 1 in 2022, when he hit .247/.390/.344 in 31 games with three doubles, two homers, five stolen bases, 18 walks, and 27 strikeouts. The next year he moved to the FCL Mets and posted a .221/.353/.300 line in 43 games, adding eight doubles, one home run, seven steals, 29 walks, and 34 strikeouts.
In 2024, he spent most of the season back in the Florida Complex League and hit .289/.464/.377 in 40 games with six doubles, two triples, no home runs, 15 stolen bases, 34 walks, and 23 strikeouts. He then moved up to St. Lucie in August and finished the year there, where he struggled in 26 games with a .169/.245/.202 line, three doubles, no homers, no steals, seven walks, and 26 home runs.
Last season, the 20-year-old opened at St. Lucie and put together his strongest full-season line yet, batting .264/.354/.395 in 104 games with 18 doubles, two triples, eight homers, 33 steals, 51 walks, and 72 strikeouts. He reached Brooklyn at the end of August and went 7-for-28 in seven games, with one double, one triple, two stolen bases, four walks, and eight strikeouts.
Henriquez’s swing is as unusual as his defensive map. As a switch hitter, he uses different pre-swing mechanics from each side.
From the left side, he starts extremely open with the bat held low at the letters, nearly vertical, then closes off and lifts his hands into hitting position as he loads. From the right side, he begins square, hands at the letters, with the bat almost resting on his shoulders before the load.
His results have been better left-handed, where he’s hitting .226/.288/.383 in 274 at-bats, compared with .169/.226/.299 in 77 at-bats as a right-handed hitter.
Defensively, he’s been used everywhere. This season he has logged innings at second base, third base, shortstop, left field, center field, and right field, including 182.0 at second, 213.2 at third, 35.0 at short, 63.0 in left, 201.0 in center, and 41.0 in right.
Since turning pro, he has spent the most time in center field, with third base not far behind. His quick reactions and speed show up both in the outfield and at the hot corner.
Xzavion Curry also earned recognition after another efficient week on the mound.
The right-hander made two starts for Triple-A Syracuse and totaled 9.2 scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and one walk while striking out four. He opened the week with five no-hit innings Tuesday against the Worcester Red Sox, then returned Sunday and added 4.2 more scoreless frames.
Curry, 28, signed a minor league contract at the beginning of May after electing minor league free agency in November 2025 and not receiving offers at that time. He had signed with the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League when the 2026 season began, and since joining Syracuse he has been one of the club’s most dependable starters.
He has also been effective in his MLB chances this year. In seven relief appearances, Curry has posted a 2.81 ERA over 16.0 innings, allowing 14 hits, seven walks, and 10 strikeouts.
Originally drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the seventh round of the 2019 MLB Draft out of Georgia Tech, Curry has done this despite a profile that doesn’t point to obvious domination. He throws a four-seam fastball, slider, splitter, curveball, and sinker, but none of it is overpowering, and the strikeout totals are modest. Still, he’s found a way to keep producing at the highest levels he’s seen this season.
Players of the Week 2026
Week One/Two (March 27-April 5): Hayden Senger/Cam Tilly
Week Three (April 7-April 12): A.J. Ewing/Christian Scott
Week Four (April 14-April 18): Randy Guzman/Jose Chirinos
Week Five (April 21-April 26): A.J. Ewing/Channing Austin
Week Six (April 30-May 3): A.J. Ewing/Jonah Tong
Week Seven (May 5-May 10): Ryan Clifford/Jonathan Santucci
Week Nine: (May 19-May 24): Ryan Clifford/Channing Austin
Week Ten: (May 26-May 31): Ryan Clifford/Jose Chirinos
Week Eleven: (June 2-June 7): Vincent Perozo/Frank Camarillo
Week Thirteen (June 16-June 21): Nick Morabito/Jonathan Santucci
Week Fourteen (June 23-June 28): JT Benson/Daviel Hurtado
Week Twenty (August 3-August 9): Mitch Voit/Noah Hall
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