Mets Prospect Elian Peña Skyrockets to Low-A

0:00It's March 28th. Welcome to New York Met's News Today, AI-powered coverage of your squad. The Met's are fast-tracking 18-year-old prospect, Alain Pena, straight to Loa Saint-Lucy for a state-side debut on April 7th, skipping the complex league entirely. Earlier this week, baseball America's Matt Eddie confirmed the assignment, and SNY's Joe Demio and Jim Duquette hyped it during a spring breakout, broadcast, calling it an aggressive push for the kid. Pena turned heads in spring with a walk, and a 102 mile per hour single to ride, playing shortstop against Ray's prospects, showing why. He's already number 7 on Demio's top 30 list. Last year in the Dominican Summer League, he shook off a brutal 0-26 start to crush 24 extra-base hits with a 0.94. Nine OPS over 55 games, stealing 21 of 25 bases while drawing 36 walks to match his strikeouts. In last winter for franchise record, $5 million, Pena's got scouts buzzing he could crack

1:03top 100 lists and claim the Met's top. Prospect spot by seasons in, so keep an eye on this rising star.