August 16 to August 22 (2016): 8-23, 2 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 1 BB, 7 K, 0/0 SB
Signed as a 16-year-old out of Caracas, Venezuela on July 10, 2010, the Mets gave Vicente Lupo $350,000, the largest signing bonus that they handed out to any player during the 2010-2011 international signing period. One of Baseball America’s top international rookies that year, he didn’t exactly have the professional debut that you’d want out of one of your highest profile signings when he made his professional debut in 2011. In 49 games in the Dominican Summer League, Lupo hit .