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Top 25 Mets Prospects for 2018: 1, Andres Gimenez

Height: 5’11”, Weight: 180 lbs.

DOB: 9/4/98 (19)

Acquired: IFA 2015, (Dominican Republic)

Bats/Throws: L/R

2017: Columbia (Low-A): 92 G, 399 PA, .265/.346/.349, 9 2B, 4 3B, 4 HR, 14/22 SB, 28 BB, 61 K

Considered one of the best international rookies in the 2015-2016 class, the Mets added a highly regarded talent into their minor league system when they signed Venezuelan shortstop Andres Gimenez, giving him a signing bonus just north of $1 million. Gimenez looked like a man among boys in the Dominican Summer League in 2016, hitting a combined .