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Mets to buy Syracuse Chiefs and make them its Triple-A affiliate for 2019 season

The Mets will be bringing their Triple-A affiliate back to the state of New York starting in 2019. A new report from Mark Weiner of Syracuse.com has the details about a deal that has been struck between the Mets and the Syracuse Chiefs.

According to the report, the Chiefs, who currently play in the International League, will be turned into the Mets top prospect affiliate. The terms of the agreement according to Weiner’s sources puts the Mets as owners of the franchise that is currently operated by the Community Baseball Club of Central New York Inc.