Fan Code of Conduct: The Binghamton Rumble Ponies create a family-friendly and welcoming environment at Mirabito Stadium for all guests. The Rumble Ponies adopt the following Fan Code of Conduct to describe fan behavior at Mirabito Stadium. Fan Code of Conduct In order to provide a welcoming experience for all, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies implement the following Fan Code of Conduct. Out of respect for fellow guests, players, coaches, and ballpark staff, all guests are prohibited from: - Using foul, vulgar, or derogatory language (see below) or gestures; - Misusing or overconsuming alcohol, including, underage consumption; - Behaving in a manner that is disruptive, unruly, or abusive; - Accessing areas of the ballpark without a proper ticket, pass, or credential; - Misusing tickets, passes, or credentials in any way; or - Bringing prohibited items into the ballpark. Derogatory language is defined as offensive language concerning a person’s race, ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, or national origin. Vulgar language is defined as morally offensive language. Anyone using such language is sub- ject to automatic ejection from the ballpark. The Rumble Ponies’ management does not tolerate a violation of the Fan Code of Conduct; a violation may lead to ejection from the ballpark, a ban on attending future games, or other consequences. Reporting an Incident - Trespassing on the playing field at any time; - Interfering with baseballs that are in play; - Throwing or tossing objects; The Rumble Ponies encourage guests to report violations of the Fan Code of Conduct to the nearest ballpark staff member. Report violations in person at the Moore’s Tires Fans Services’ Window, directly to stadium security, or by calling the Binghamton Rumble Ponies’ Administrative Office at (607) 723-6387. Any game-day staff member who wit- nesses or receives a report of prohibited fan behavior must report the incident to Binghamton Rumble Ponies’ full-time staff member, a mem- ber of the security team, or by calling the office at (607) 723-6387 The Binghamton Rumble Ponies will document the use of derogatory language by a fan toward a player, umpire, Rumble Ponies’ staff, or their family members and report it to the General Manager and the Commissioner’s Office via email to PDLsecurity@mlb.com. Rumble Ponies will seek to collect the name and identifying information of the fan and include in their report a description of how we addressed the incident and any planned discipline.
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2025 Eastern League Champions – In Review BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies, the Double-A affiliate of the New York Mets, recorded their best season in franchise history in 2025 and capped it off with their fourth Eastern League Championship, after reaching several milestones throughout the historic campaign. The 2025 season will go down as one of the most memorable in the history of Double-A Binghamton. The Rumble Ponies dominated the Eastern League from Opening Day to the final out of the postseason, combining elite pitching, timely hitting, and remarkable con- sistency into a championship campaign that took the baseball world by storm. POSTSEASON After winning both the first and second-half Northeast Division titles in the regular sea- son, the Rumble Ponies dominated the postseason en route to their first Eastern League title since 2014. Binghamton swept the Somerset Patriots, the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yan- kees, in the best-of-three Eastern League Division Series. The Rumble Ponies took down the Patriots 3-1 in Game One on the road and 5-4 in Game 2 at Mirabito Stadium. ELDS Game One : With the Ponies leading 2-1 in the top of the eighth inning, catcher Chris Suero blasted a solo home run that extended the lead to 3-1. Left-hander Jonathan Santucci allowed one run over 4.2 innings in the start, before Binghamton’s bullpen fin- ished strong. Right-hander Ben Simon earned the win, after throwing 2.1 perfect innings with one strikeout. Right-hander Carlos Guzman pitched a scoreless eighth inning and right-hander Ryan Lambert recorded the save with a scoreless ninth. ELDS Game Two : Right-hander Jack Wenninger earned the victory, after recording nine strikeouts over six scoreless innings of one-hit ball. Lambert recorded his second save of the series with a scoreless ninth inning. Binghamton raced out to a 5-0 lead, highlighted by center fielder A.J. Ewing’s two runs batted in and second baseman Wyatt Young’s RBI single. Binghamton defeated the Erie SeaWolves, the Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, in the best-of-three Eastern League Championship Series. After falling 14-5 in Game Oneat
home, Binghamton knocked off Erie 5-4 in Game Two on the road and 8-2 in the winner-take-all Game 3 on the road at UPMC Park.
ELCS Game Three : Right-hander Jack Wenninger earned his second win of the postsea- son, after recording 11 strikeouts over 5.0 innings in the start. With the game tied 2-2 in the top of the sixth inning, third baseman Jacob Reimer hit a go-ahead opposite-field solo home run on the first pitch of the frame. Later in the inning, Suero crushed a two- run home run, his second home run of the postseason, that extended Binghamton’s lead to 5-2. Right fielder D’Andre Smith recorded three hits and three runs batted in. Right- hander Carlos Guzman recorded three strikeouts over 2.0 scoreless innings and recorded the save, as Binghamton claimed its fourth-ever Eastern League title. The postseason was highlighted by performances by Wenninger (2-0, 1.64 ERA, 11.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 20 K, .105 BAA, 0.64 WHIP), Suero (5 G, .316 AVG, .996 OPS, 6 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R), Young (5 G, .533 AVG, 1.299 OPS, 8 H, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 4 R, 4 BB), Ewing (5 G, .292 AVG, 7 H, 3 RBI, 3 R), Smith (5 G, .274 AVG, 6 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R), Simon (2 G, 1-0, 1 SV, 4.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K), and Guzman (3 G, 0.00 ERA, 1 SV, 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 BB, 4 K). REGULAR SEASON Binghamton stormed through the regular season with a franchise-record 90 wins, finish- ing 90-46 and posting the best record in Double-A. Binghamton was one of two teams in Minor League Baseball to win 90 games in 2025, along with Detroit’s High-A West Michigan. Binghamton became the fifth Double-A team since 1950 to reach 90 wins in a season and just the second team this century. Fourth-year manager Reid Brignac led Binghamton to the first and second-half Northeast Division titles. The Rumble Ponies went 45-22 in the first half and 45-24 in the second half. Including both halves, Binghamton finished the regular season 18 games up in the Northeast Division. Fourth-year bench coach Mariano Duncan played a pivotal role in the team’s success. Binghamton, led by hitting coach Nate Irving and assistant hitting coach Aaron Bray, finished the regular season top five in the Eastern League in almost all major offensive statistical categories: 213 SB (1 st ), .249 AVG (2 nd ), .725 OPS (2 nd ), .336 SLG (2 nd ), 612 R (3 rd ), 534 BB (3 rd ), and 109 HR (4 th ). Additionally, Binghamton’s pitching staff led Double-A with a 2.96 ERA, 1,435 strikeouts, a 1.11 WHIP, and a .207 BAA. Binghamton’s pitching staff, led by pitching coach Dan McKinney who has since been ele- vated to the New York Mets assistant pitching coach, recorded 15 shutouts in theregular season. The Rumble Ponies were no stranger to late-game magic with 12 walkoff victo
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The Rumble Ponies recorded 12-straight wins from May 25 to June 5, which tied the franchise’s second-longest win streak. Binghamton won at least five-straight games over four different stretches. AWARDS After leading Binghamton to a franchise-record 90 wins and its fourth Eastern League title, manager Reid Brignac was named the 2025 Baseball America MiLB Manager of the Year and was tabbed the 2025 Eastern League Manager of the Year. Brignac became the fourth manager in Binghamton history to win the award and the first since Pedro Lopez in 2013. Right-hander Jonah Tong had a breakout season that started in Double-A Binghamton and ended in the major leagues with the New York Mets. Tong was tabbed as the 2025 MiLB Pitching Prospect of the Year, the 2025 Baseball America Minor League Pitcher of the Year, the Eastern League Pitcher of the Year, and the New York Mets Minor League Pitcher of the Year. The 22-year-old, who was also the Eastern League Pitcher of the Month in May and June, made 20 starts for Binghamton and went 8-5 with a 1.59 ERA and 162 strike- outs over 102.0 innings. He also recorded a 0.92 WHIP and .143 BAA, before earning a promotion to Triple-A Syracuse on August 11. Tong finished the season as Minor League Baseball’s leader in ERA, strikeouts, and opponent batting average. The former seven- thround pick finished second in MiLB in WHIP. On May 10 against Reading at Mirabito Stadium, Tong headlined the first perfect game in Binghamton franchise history. Tong recorded a career-high 13 strikeouts over 6.2 perfect innings in the second seven-inning game of a doubleheader. Right-hander TJ Shook recorded the final out, as Tong and Shook combined for the perfect game. Tong, who was also named an Eastern League All-Star, was Binghamton’s sixth pitcher all-time to win EL Pitcher of the Year and the Rumble Ponies took home the award for the second-straight year, after Brandon Sproat won the honor in 2024. Right-hander Nolan McLean was named the 2025 MiLB Breakout Player of the Year. He shined on the mound, posting a 2.45 ERA, a 1.13 WHIP, and 127 strikeouts in 113.2 in- nings between Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Syracuse before his callup in August.
Shortstop Jett Williams was named the Eastern League’s Top MLB Prospect and became Binghamton’s fourth player in franchise history to win the honor and the first since Gavin Cecchini in 2015. Williams, who was also named an Eastern League All-Star, hit .281 with an .867 OPS, 10 HR, 37 RBI, 70 R, 29 2B, 44 XBH, and 32 SB in 96 games with Binghamton before being promoted to Triple-A Syracuse on August 11. Williams ranked top 10 in Double-A in OPS (3 rd ), 2B (T-4 th ), OBP (7 th ), and SLG (7 th ). In addition to Tong and Williams, Binghamton had four other players named 2025 East- ern League All-Stars. First baseman Ryan Clifford, and right-handers Jack Wenninger, Joander Suarez, and Douglas Orellana all received the nod. Clifford hit .243 with an .848 OPS, 24 HR, 75 RBI, and 56 R across 105 games with Binghamton, before being promoted to Triple-A Syracuse on August 11. Clifford finished the regular season as one of the top hitters in Double-A and ranked 2 nd in HR, 4 th in SLG, 5 th in OPS, and 6 th in RBI among the level. Wenninger had a breakout season and spent the entire season with Binghamton. The 23-year-old made 26 starts in the regular season and went 12-6 with a 2.92 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, .225 BAA, and 147 strikeouts over 135.2 innings. Wenninger ranked top six in Double-A in wins (T-2 nd ), innings pitched (4 th ), strikeouts (5 th ), ERA (6 th ), and WHIP (6 th ). Suarez made 20 appearances and 15 starts for Binghamton and went 5-2 with a 3.05 ERA and 84 strikeouts over 82.2 innings. He also recorded a 0.96 WHIP and two saves. Orellana shined in his first season at the Double-A level. He made 25 relief appearances for Binghamton and went 2-0 with a 1.64 ERA, four saves, and 46 strikeouts in 33 in- nings. He held a .158 BAA and a 0.94 WHIP. Orellana finished the season with Triple-A Syracuse. Outfielder Carson Benge tore through his first full professional season and was named the New York Mets Minor League Player of the Year. He dominated Double-A and was named the Eastern League Player of the Month in July. Benge led Double-A with a .397 AVG, .482 OBP, .726 SLG, 1.208 OPS, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 11 R and led Minor League Baseball in OPS, OBP, RBI, and R in July. He made his Double-A debut on June 24 and played 32 games with Binghamton, before being elevated to Triple-A Syracuse on August 11. With Binghamton, the former first-round pick hit .317 with a .978 OPS, eight home runs, 23 RBI, 28 runs, 40 hits, six doubles, 18 walks, and four stolen bases in his first full profes- sional season. Right-hander R.J. Gordon earned Eastern League Pitcher of the Month in August, after going 4-0 with a 2.08 ERA in the month and ranking among the league with 32.1 innings (1 st ), 42 strikeouts (2 nd ), a 0.95 WHIP (2 nd ) in that span. He also ranked third in the EL
in ERA. Gordon made his Double-A debut with 7.0 frames of one-run ball against the Altoona Curve on July 10 and finished his first professional season with the Ponies. He made 11 appearances and 10 starts in the regular season and went 6-1 with a 3.69 ERA and 71 strikeouts in 61.0 innings. Binghamton had three Eastern League yearly award winners, six EL All-Stars, four monthly awards, and seven weekly awards. MLB DEBUTS Four pitchers made their major league debuts with the New York Mets in 2025, after starting the season in Double-A Binghamton: RHP Jonathan Pintaro, RHP Alex Carrillo, RHP Nolan McLean, and RHP Jonah Tong. Pintaro made his MLB debut in relief for the Mets on June 25 against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field and Carrillo made his debut in relief for the Mets on July 8 against the Balti- more Orioles at Camden Yards. McLean started in his MLB debut for the Mets on August 16 against the Seattle Mariners at Citi Field. McLean earned his first big-league win and recorded eight strikeouts over 5.1 scoreless frames, while allowing two hits and four walks in his debut. The 24-year- old finished the season with the Mets and made eight starts, while going 5-1 with a 2.06 ERA, .200 BAA, 1.04 WHIP, and 57 strikeouts in 48 innings at the major league level. Tong started in his MLB debut for the Mets on August 29 against the Miami Marlins at Citi Field. He earned his first major-league win and recorded six strikeouts, while allow- ing one earned run over 5.0 innings in his debut. Tong finished the season with the Mets and made five starts, while going 2-3 with 22 strikeouts over 18.2 innings. Including the four pitchers, there were 15 former Rumble Ponies who made their MLB debuts in 2025 and eight who debuted with the Mets: C Hayden Senger (NYM – March 27), OF Jake Mangum (TB – March 30), RHP Mike Vasil (CWS – March 31), OF Rhylan Thomas (SEA – May 2), RHP Blade Tidwell (NYM - May 4), RHP Paul Gervase (TB – June 21), RHP Jonathan Pintaro (NYM - June 25), RHP Alex Carrillo (NYM – July 8), OF Carlos Cortes (ATH – July 23), INF Jeremiah Jackson (BAL – August 1), OF Drew Gilbert (SF – August 8), RHP Nolan McLean (NYM – August 16), RHP Jonah Tong (NYM – August 29), RHP Brandon Sproat (NYM - September 7), and RHP Dom Hamel (NYM – September 17). REHAB APPEARANCES Binghamton had 11 different New York Mets players play on rehab assignments during the 2025 season: C Francisco Alvarez (April 15-20), INF Jeff McNeil (April 19 & 20), INF
Ronny Mauricio (May 9-16), RHP Paul Blackburn (May 16), LHP Brooks Raley (June 28- July 2), LHP Sean Manaea (July 2), OF Jesse Winker (July 2 & 3), RHP Kodai Senga (July 5), LHP Brandon Waddell (August 2), RHP Tylor Megill (August 12 & 17), and RHP Reed Alvarez blasted a home run against the Reading Fightin Phils at FirstEnergy Stadium on April 15 and McNeil homered in back-to-back games later in the series on April 19 and 20. Winker homered against the Hartford Yard Goats at Dunkin’ Park on July 2. Waddell started for Binghamton in the first game of a doubleheader on August 2 against the Harrisburg Senators at Mirabito Stadium and began a combined no-hitter, which marked the 10 th no-hitter in franchise history. He recorded six strikeouts over 2.2 perfect innings.
PERFECT GAME & NO-HITTER
Binghamton recorded the first perfect game in its franchise’s history in the secomd game of a doubleheader on May 10 against the Reading Fightin Phils at Mirabito Stadium. Binghamton recorded two games without allowing a hit in the same season for the first time in franchise history, after recorded a combined no-hitter in the first game of a dou- bleheader on August 2 against the Harrisburg Senators at Mirabito Stadium. RHP Jonah Tong headlined the perfect game. Tong recorded a career-high 13 strikeouts over 6.2 perfect innings in the first seven-inning game of a doubleheader. Right-hander TJ Shook recorded the final out, as Tong and Shook combined for the perfect game. LHP Brandon Waddell started the combined no-hitter on a rehab appearance. Waddell threw 2.2 perfect frames with six strikeouts. RHP Luis Moreno followed with four strike- outs over 3.0 no-hit frames and RHP Ryan Lambert finished it with three strikeouts over 1.1 no-hit frames.
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