{
  "id": 7916498,
  "title": "Mets top prospect Jefferson Rojas enjoys second straight strong showing since Triple-A promotion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/mets-top-prospect-jefferson-rojas-enjoys-second-straight-strong",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T01:06:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mets-top-prospect-jefferson-rojas-010618271.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jefferson Rojas, the Mets' top prospect, continued his strong performance following his promotion to Triple-A, excelling in his second consecutive impressive outing on Wednesday night. Playing for Syracuse, Rojas came through early in the game, quickly putting the team ahead with a single on the second pitch he faced in the bottom of the first inning. He then contributed directly to the score by coming around to score on a double driven in by Ronny Mauricio.\n\nA little over two innings later, Rojas demonstrated his power, hitting a long two-run homer to deep right field, marking his 26th home run of the minor league season. Despite his impressive hitting, Rojas fell short of driving in the deciding run in the bottom of the fifth inning, as he was stranded after hitting a single on his first pitch.\n\nIn the seventh inning, Rojas returned to the lineup with a fourth at-bat, this time reaching base via a walk, leading off the inning. With his day concluded, Rojas finished strongly with three hits in three at-bats, two singles, two runs scored, and two RBI. At just 21 years old, Rojas has already made a significant impact in his first nine at-bats through two games with Syracuse, hitting .276 with 26 homers, 27 doubles, 20 stolen bases, 90 RBI, and a .838 OPS on the season. As he looks to make his way into the big-league lineup ahead of his first spring training with the Mets, Rojas continues to build an impressive resume. Meanwhile, teammate Ryan Clifford added to his own strong performance with a second homer of the season, while Pitcher of the Year Jonathan Santucci maintained his dominant form, despite allowing four runs on three hits and three walks over 5.1 innings.",
  "summary": "Mets top prospect Jefferson Rojas has settled right in following his promotion to Triple-A, putting together his second straight strong showing on Wednesday night.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}