The meteoric rise of UConn alumnus Anthony Kay through the minor league system continued on Tuesday, as he earned a promotion from the Mets’ Double-A affiliate, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, to the Triple-A Syracuse Mets.
“We love what we’ve seen so far,” Mets’ manager Mickie Callaway told reporters earlier this year. “It’s feasible to say he’s going to be a candidate at some point this year if need be.”
It’s been a huge week overall for the 2016 31st overall draft pick. Kay crept into the MLB top 100 prospect list on Friday a day before putting on a show in Dunkin’ Donuts Park: He struck out nine and allowed just three hits in a scoreless 5.