Billy Amick has wasted virtually no time showing the New York Mets why they were willing to bring him into their organization at the Trade Deadline.
The young slugger continued his impressive start with his new club Sunday, launching his third home run in as many games as Double-A Binghamton defeated Hartford, 4-3, at Mirabito Stadium. The performance was another strong indication that Amick is quickly becoming one of the most intriguing offensive prospects in the Mets’ system.
New York acquired Amick from the Minnesota Twins in the July 31 deal that sent veteran reliever A.J. Minter to Minnesota. The Mets also received middle infielder Bruin Agbayani in the transaction, but Amick has immediately commanded attention with his power.
Sunday’s homer was particularly significant. Amick stepped to the plate in the sixth inning and delivered a go-ahead three-run shot to left field, bringing home fellow recent acquisitions Jefferson Rojas and Émilien Pitre. He also recorded his first stolen base since joining the Mets.
Through his first stretch with Binghamton, Amick has produced numbers that are difficult to ignore. Since Aug. 1, he has hit .333 with a .429 on-base percentage and a remarkable .958 slugging percentage. He has already collected five home runs and 13 RBIs during that span.
The power surge actually began almost immediately after his arrival. Amick homered in his first game with Binghamton before producing a two-homer, six-RBI performance Friday. His three consecutive games with a home run have now given Mets fans plenty of reasons to pay attention to the 23-year-old right-handed hitter.
The early success is not necessarily surprising given Amick’s reputation. At 6-foot-1 and 220 pounds, he has long been viewed as a hitter capable of generating serious power. The bigger question for the Mets is whether that strength can eventually translate consistently against Major League pitching.
Amick’s baseball journey has already included several important stops. He originally began his college career at Clemson, where he earned first-team All-American and first-team All-ACC recognition in 2023. He subsequently transferred to Tennessee and became an important part of the Volunteers’ national championship-winning team in 2024.
During his final collegiate season, Amick posted a .306 batting average, a .387 on-base percentage and a .639 slugging percentage while hitting 23 home runs. His production made him an attractive prospect, and the Twins selected him in the second round of the 2024 MLB Draft with the 60th overall pick.
Minnesota sent him to Single-A Fort Myers for 18 games late in 2024, but his development did not follow a perfectly smooth path.
Injuries became a major obstacle in 2025, with two separate injured-list stints restricting him to only 59 games. Even with the limited playing time, Amick remained productive, hitting .310 with an .873 OPS at High-A Cedar Rapids.
He then went to the Arizona Fall League in an effort to regain some of the development time he had lost. Unfortunately, the results were difficult. Amick managed only one hit in 30 at-bats while striking out 20 times.
His 2026 campaign, however, has looked dramatically different.
Amick opened the season at Double-A Wichita and began displaying the power that had made him such a highly regarded prospect. By the time June turned into July, he had already hit 17 home runs in just 58 games, more than four times his previous season’s total despite playing one fewer game.
Combined between Wichita and Binghamton, Amick has now reached 28 home runs, owns an .860 OPS and has driven in 85 runs across 93 games.
Still, there is an obvious area of concern in his profile: contact.
Amick entered this stretch batting .226 for the season while carrying a strikeout rate of 29.2 percent. That is a significant number for a hitter trying to establish himself as a future Major League contributor. His 13.2 percent walk rate provides an important counterbalance, but the Mets will likely want to see him make more consistent contact as he progresses toward the big leagues.
That is ultimately what makes his early Mets run so interesting.
New York did not acquire Amick simply because he was another prospect. The organization saw legitimate power that could potentially alter his career trajectory. The ability to consistently hit the ball over the fence is one of the most difficult skills to develop, and Amick already possesses that tool.
His first several days in the Mets organization have offered an exciting glimpse of what could eventually be possible.
Misiorowski Continues to Make MLB History
While Amick has been making noise in the Mets’ farm system, Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski has been rewriting the record book at the Major League level.
The flamethrowing right-hander reached 200 strikeouts Sunday during Milwaukee’s 4-3 extra-inning victory over the Minnesota Twins at American Family Field.
Misiorowski needed only 129 1/3 innings to reach the milestone, establishing a new Brewers franchise record. The previous mark belonged to Corbin Burnes, who reached 200 strikeouts in 145 2/3 innings during the 2021 season.
Misiorowski’s accomplishment was even more remarkable from a league-wide perspective. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, only one pitcher in MLB history has reached 200 strikeouts faster: Atlanta Braves star Spencer Strider, who accomplished the feat in 123 1/3 innings in 2023.
Misiorowski finished Sunday’s start with nine strikeouts over six innings. His performance was built around the overwhelming velocity that has become his trademark.
He opened the game by striking out Trevor Larnach on a 103.1 mph fastball. Misiorowski proceeded to throw 21 consecutive fastballs to begin the contest, with his slowest pitch during that stretch still reaching 100.6 mph.
That kind of velocity helped him strike out four batters across the first two innings and put him on course for another remarkable achievement.
By the time Alan Roden came to the plate, Misiorowski needed one more strikeout to reach 200. He required only five pitches to get the Twins outfielder to swing through a 101.7 mph fastball.
The milestone was displayed on the stadium scoreboard, leading to a loud reaction from Milwaukee supporters. Misiorowski, however, appeared more interested in moving on to the next hitter than celebrating his achievement.
His manager, Pat Murphy, has repeatedly praised the young pitcher’s ability to handle the pressure surrounding his rapid rise.
Misiorowski’s 2026 season has already featured several historic performances. He has thrown at least 50 pitches at 100 mph or faster in eight different games, according to Statcast. He has also established a pitch-tracking era record by throwing 66 pitches of at least 100 mph in a single outing.
The Brewers pitcher has even drawn attention from Hall of Fame flamethrower Nolan Ryan, highlighting just how unusual his velocity has become.
Despite all the records, Misiorowski remains focused on improving as a pitcher. Murphy believes there is still considerable development ahead, but the flashes of dominance have already been difficult to overlook.
With two months still remaining in the season, Misiorowski has plenty of time to add another chapter to what has already become an extraordinary campaign.
