For Immediate Release Date: March 12, 2026 Contact: Matt Levine, mlevine@bingrp.com
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
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