Mets' Pena Skip Levels, Aims for Big League

0:00On March 31st, the New York Mets are fast-tracking one of their top young prospects, Ellie and Pena, by sending him straight to single A-Ball to kick off. The season. This 17-year-old signed for a team record $5 million bonus in last year's international class, and now he's making the big leap. With our any state-side experience, Pena crushed it last summer in the Dominican Summer League, batting 292 with a 949 OPS. He smashed nine home runs, 13 doubles, drove in 33 runs, scored 47, and stole 21 bases, all while facing older. Competition. Fans and scouts see this as the blueprint for breakout stars, like Brewer's Shorestop Jesus made, or Athletics prospect, Leo DeVries. Those guys skipped levels early, lit up the minors, and shot up the rankings faster than most international signees. The Mets are betting Pena can handle the jump too, playing against bigger, more seasoned arms right away. Reports confirm multiple sources breaking the news,

1:01and it's got everyone watching his first step state-side. If Pena keeps breaking like he did down there, he could climb that ladder quick and join the big lead conversation before we know it. That's the story for today. New York Mets News Today, driven by AI.