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Amazin! New York Mets High-A Affiliate Tops in Minor Leagues as First Half Closes

Originally posted on Minor League Baseball on SI
By Jami Leabow | Last updated Jun 20, 2025 1:15 PM ET

The Brooklyn Cyclones enter the second half of the minor league season on Friday knowing one thing.

They are in the postseason.

The High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, the Cyclones won the South Atlantic League First Half North Division title on Thursday with a 6-4 comeback road victory over the Aberdeen IronBirds. And they did it with a record of 46-20 – the best winning percentage (.697) in the minor leagues in 2025.

One AMAZIN' Team.

46-20.
1st Half Champs
Best Record in all of MiLB pic.twitter.com/WTvf7Ox0Y6
— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) June 20, 2025

The Cyclones doubled the good news for Mets affiliates, with the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies already having sewn up the Northeast Division crown in the Eastern League.

Brooklyn was trailing 4-2 entering the eighth inning, which ended with a 6-4 lead after a three-run home run by catcher Chris Suero. The Cyclones held the IronBirds scoreless over the next two innings.

The home run was the ninth of the season for Suero to lead the team. Right-hander Hoss Brewer, making his debut at High-A, got the save to seal the first playoff berth for Brooklyn since 2022.

Suero is one of 12 players in MLB Pipeline’s listing of the Top 30 players in the New York Mets system who are assigned to the Cyclones. Carson Benge, the No. 3 Mets prospect, is ranked No. 83 overall by MLB Pipeline.

Others in the Top 30 are infielders Jesus Baez, Boston Baro and Marcus Vargas; outfielder Eli Serrano III; catcher Ronald Hernandez; pitchers Jonathan Santucci, Nate Dohm and Will Watson; and infielder/outfielders Jacob Reimer and A.J. Ewing.

Bowling Green (Tampa Bay Rays affiliate) won the South Division title with a 34-30 record.

The future, indeed, is bright for the New York Mets, based on the performance of their Double-A and High-A teams thus far in 2025.

This article first appeared on Minor League Baseball on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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