Below are some of the minor-league baseball players in the New York Mets organization.
Players
Luisangel Acuña
Luisangel José Acuña (born March 12, 2002) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder in the New York Mets organization.
Acuña grew up in La Sabana, Venezuela. Acuña had agreed in principle to sign with the Atlanta Braves in 2017, but due to the Braves international signing scandal, Atlanta was stripped of its ability to pay his signing bonus and he returned to the open market. On July 2, 2018, Acuña signed with the Texas Rangers for a $425,000 signing bonus.
Acuña made his professional debut with the DSL Rangers of the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League in 2019, hitting .342/.438/.455/.893 with 2 home runs, 29 RBI, and 17 stolen bases, and was named to the DSL All-Star team. He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Acuña spent the 2021 season with the Down East Wood Ducks of the Low-A East. Over 111 games he hit .266/.345/.404/.749 with 12 home runs, 74 RBI, and 44 stolen bases. Acuña was named the Rangers 2021 minor league Defender of the Year. Acuña opened the 2022 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the High-A South Atlantic League, hitting .317/.417/.483/.900 with 8 home runs, 29 RBI, and 28 stolen bases over 54 games. He was promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League on August 2 and finished the season after hitting .224/.302/.349/.651 with 3 home runs, 18 RBI, and 13 stolen bases for Frisco. Acuña played for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League following the 2022 season, and was named to the Fall League All-Star team.
On November 15, 2022, the Rangers added Acuña to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. Acuña was optioned back to Frisco to begin the 2023 season.
On July 30, 2023, he was traded to the New York Mets in exchange for Max Scherzer and cash considerations.
Luisangel comes from a baseball family. His brother, Ronald Acuña Jr. is an MLB outfielder. His father Ronald Sr. played in minor league baseball for three organizations, and his younger brother Bryan currently plays in the Minnesota Twins organization.
Matthew Allan
Matthew Bruce Allan (born April 17, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Mets organization.
Allan attended Seminole High School in Sanford, Florida. During his senior year, he threw a perfect game in which he struck out 17 batters. He was named the 2019 Florida High School Player of the Year by Perfect Game. Allan committed to play college baseball at the University of Florida.
Allan was drafted by the New York Mets in the third round with the 89th overall selection in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. He was considered a top prospect for the draft, but fell due to his strong commitment to Florida. He signed for $2.5 million, the richest deal ever for a third round selection. He made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Mets before being promoted to the Brooklyn Cyclones of the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League. Over innings between both teams, he went 1–0 with a 2.61 ERA and 14 strikeouts. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
On May 7, 2021, it was announced that Allan would require Tommy John surgery, causing him to miss the 2021 season. He underwent a cleanup procedure in January 2022, and missed the 2022 season as well.
On February 4, 2023, it was announced that Allan had undergone UCL revision surgery in January, and would likely miss the 2023 season, his fourth consecutive season with no game action.
Ryan Clifford
Ryan Andrew Clifford (born July 20, 2003) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the New York Mets organization.
Clifford attended Leesville Road High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, before transferring to Crossroads Flex High School in Cary, North Carolina. He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 11th round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Astros rather than play college baseball at Vanderbilt University.
Clifford spent his first professional season with the Florida Complex League Astros and Fayetteville Woodpeckers. He started 2023 with Fayetteville.
On August 1, 2023, Clifford was traded alongside Drew Gilbert, to the New York Mets in exchange for Justin Verlander.
Coleman Crow
Coleman McCade Crow (born December 30, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Mets organization.