Chris Suero can already claim two rings in 2025, and he may not be done there.
The Mets’ No. 15 prospect opened the season with High-A Brooklyn and helped it capture a South Atlantic League North Division first-half title before his promotion to Double-A Binghamton in mid-July. (The Cyclones later won the South Atlantic League crown.) His addition, along with a few other surging New York prospects, aided Binghamton’s push for an Eastern League Northeast Division second-half crown and eventually its own championship trophy. Suero homered twice in five postseason games for the Rumble Ponies, including a two-run shot in their 8-2 title-clinching win over Erie.
In other words, few are heading to this year’s Arizona Fall League with more winning momentum than Suero.
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“It felt like I was going to play backyard baseball with my brothers,” he said. “It was definitely special -- a great group of guys, great group of staff. I feel like it takes a village, and everybody -- from the staff members all the way to the players -- we're all connected and it was a family.”
Two league championships will be cold comfort to Mets fans who witnessed the Major League club fall short of the playoffs this fall, but it’s a positive sign about the talent charging toward Queens in short order. Nolan McLean (NYM No. 1/MLB No. 11) and Jonah Tong (NYM No. 4/MLB No. 46) both opened in Binghamton before debuting down the stretch, for example.
That postseason performance provided a taste of what could allow Suero to join them as early as next summer.
The Bronx native moved down to the Dominican Republic before signing for only $10,000 in March 2022 as an 18-year-old. He built up a reputation as an athletic catcher over his first three seasons in the New York system, but in 2025, he broke out for a career-high 16 homers in 115 games. Add in the pair from the Eastern League postseason, and his 2025 total of 18 exactly doubled his previous season best of nine, set in 2024.
The bulk of that power work came at the lower level (13 homers, .455 slugging percentage), and the 5-foot-11 right-handed slugger found himself much more challenged in that department (three homers, .324 slugging percentage) over his 41-game spell at Double-A before the playoff breakout. Even as the slug dipped, Suero remained as choosy a batter as ever with just a 25 percent chase rate (per Synergy), leading to walks in 16.7 percent of his plate appearances and a .374 on-base percentage.
Suero’s swing -- one without much pre-swing noise -- still allows for a healthy amount of contact in the air, and in the Fall League's dry atmosphere, that could enable another power surge to come naturally in the six weeks ahead. But Suero says he won’t change himself too much after the small Double-A humbling.
“Not to take credit away from High-A pitchers, but just in Double-A, you're there for a reason,” he said. “I feel like they have more of a plan. They have better execution. At the end of the day, it’s the same baseball. You just have to simplify things and keep playing the same baseball ... just keep doing what got you there. If you're there, it's for a reason. It's because you're good.”
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Part of what makes Suero good is his unique plus speed for the catching position. He swiped 35 bases in 2025, the most of any catcher in the Minors this season, and the Mets have given him time in left field and first base to see how the athleticism plays elsewhere. On a Scottsdale roster that also claims Astros No. 4 prospect Walker Janek, that versatility could allow Suero to get more coveted Fall League reps and bring his winning ways to the desert.
“I’ll play shortstop if they put me in at shortstop,” he joked. “I’m just here to play ball, go out there, win and have fun.”
Mets hitters in the Fall League
Nick Morabito, OF (No. 16): The 2022 75th overall pick will be one of the fastest players in this year’s Fall League and puts those wheels to good use, as he did for Binghamton this season with 49 steals (third-most at Double-A). The 5-foot-10 center fielder doesn’t come with a ton of power with 12 homers combined over his last three seasons, but he’s at his best when he’s spraying the ball around, getting on base and getting those plus-plus wheels turning.
D’Andre Smith, OF/2B: The former USC Trojan has been rewarded for his breakout season (.282/.345/.417, 127 wRC+, career highs with eight homers and 31 steals) between High-A and Double-A with a trip to the AFL. At 5-foot-9, he’s a contact-over-power type who can expand the zone in search of the former too often. He mostly split his time between the outfielder corners in ‘25 but made nine starts at second base too.
Mets pitchers in the Fall League
Brett Banks, RHP: The 2023 11th-rounder out of UNC Wilmington has yet to move past the High-A level but found success as a reliever with Single-A St. Lucie and Brooklyn this season, finishing with a 2.23 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 36 ⅓ innings. He works primarily with a 94-97 mph fastball and mid-80s slider.
Bryce Jenkins, RHP: Jenkins -- a 17th-round pick out of Tennessee in 2023 -- went almost two years between professional appearances due to Tommy John surgery before returning to the mound in late June. He really struggled with control in the Florida State League, walking 13 in 9 ⅓ innings, while touching 95.4 mph with his fastball and showcasing a low-80s curveball with high spin and good sweep.
Austin Troesser, RHP: The 6-foot-3 right-hander, who dealt with a forearm strain for much of the summer, managed only 13 relief appearances in his second full season, 12 of which came at High-A. He finished with a 4.80 ERA while striking out 18 in 15 innings for the Cyclones. He relies heavily on a 91-94 mph fastball that can feature a ton of ride up in the zone and plays up with significant extension in his delivery.