The Mets call up their third top 13 prospect this season
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The New York Mets have shown a willingness to promote their prospects to help turn around what has proven to be an abysmal season (21-26). Outfielder Carson Benge made the Opening Day roster, while outfielder A.J. Ewing was added on May 12.
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The Mets will also add left-hander and No. 13 prospect in the organization, Zach Thornton, to the roster to start Wednesday's game versus the Washington Nationals. Not stopping there, the Mets are calling up another one of their outfield prospects, with No. 11 prospect Nick Morabito receiving a promotion from Triple-A Syracuse, according to MLB.com's Anthony DiComo and The Athletics Will Sammon.
Morabito, 23, will be having a homecoming, returning to Washington, D.C., as he attended Gonzaga College High School, where he was drafted in the second round of the 2022 MLB Draft by the Mets.
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Outfielder Juan Soto was the Mets' starting left fielder (15 games) before suffering a calf injury, but he has also been used as the designated hitter (15 games). Given that he is coming off the calf injury and infielder Jorge Polanco is still mending his left Achilles bursitis injury, Soto will likely be the primary designated hitter moving forward.
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With this possibly being the case for the Mets, Morabito will likely play left field, with Ewing manning center field and Benge in right field. In 41 games with Syracuse, Morabito batted .253 with a .754 OPS and four home runs.
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