Eastern League Northeast Divisionbinghamton rumble ponies New York Mets

Manager Reid Brignac (2nd year)

Brignac entering his fourth year in the Mets organization, begins his second season as manager of the Rumble Ponies. In 2022, he led a team that saw five players make their major league debut with the Mets after starting the season with the Rumble Ponies (Francisco Álvarez, Brett Baty, Jose Butto, Nate Fisher, and Bryce Montes de Oca). This past fall, Brignac was one of two Mets staff members selected to be a part of the Arizona Fall League coaching staff, serving as the manager of the Peoria Javelinas. Following his retirement as an active player in 2018, Brignac was the manager of the St. Lucie Mets (Low-A) in 2021 before coming to Binghamton last year. As a player, Brignac appeared in parts of nine seasons in the major leagues with the Tampa Bay Rays, Colorado Rockies, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, and Miami Marlins. He was drafted by the Rays in the second round of the 2004 MLB Draft.

Mirabito Stadium

Year Opened: 1992 Capacity: 6,012

Field Dimensions: LF: 330’ CF: 400’ RF: 330’ 2022 Record: 53-83

Last Playoff Appearance: 2017

Titles Won: 13 (1929, ‘33, ‘35, ‘40, ‘44, ‘49, ‘52, ‘53, ‘58, ‘67, ‘92, ‘94 ‘,14)

Years in League: 1923-37, 40-63, 66-68, 92-2023

Mascot: Rowdy the Pony

Top Prospects

1. Francisco Alvarez, C

2. Brett Baty, 3B/OF

3. Kevin Parada, C

4. Alex Ramirez, OF

5. Jett Williams, SS

6. Mark Vientos, 3B

7. Ronny Mauricio, SS

8. Blade Tidwell, RHP

9. Calvin Ziegler, RHP

10. Matt Allen, RHP

Field Staff

Manager: Reid Brignac

Hitting Coach: Darin Everson

Pitching Coach: AJ Sager

Bench Coach: Mariono Duncan

Development Coach: Jeremy Cologna

Notable Alumni

Jacob deGrom, Lucas Duda, Michael Fulmer, Dwight Gooden, Matt Harvey, Jason Isringhausen, Steven Matz, Daniel Murphy, Jose Reyes, Noah Syndergaard, Billy Wagner, Zach Wheeler, David Wright

Fun Facts

Rowdy, a fierce rumbling carousel horse, is ready to entertain fans at NYSEG Stadium in 2023. Prior to the 2018 season, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies introduced their new mascot to the Southern Tier without a name on Parade Day, the city’s annual celebration for St. Patrick’s Day. Rowdy was selected as the team’s inaugural mascot after 1,000 fan submissions, the team narrowed down their five finalists to Bing, Buster, Ross, Rowdy, and Rumbleton. The anticipation built following another fan vote. The new mascot was christened “Rowdy” at the Meet the Ponies dinner days before Opening Day.

On November 3, 2016, the Binghamton Mets become the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. The winning name submission came from Nicole, of Binghamton. Her inspiration for Rumble Ponies came from “The Carousel,” a children’s book written by Binghamton University professor Liz Rosenberg about carousel horses that sleep in the winter, but come to life in the spring. | Portland fires a no-hitter for the second time in team history at Binghamton on April 25, 2019. Kyle Hart (6.2 IP), Daniel McGrath (1.1 IP), and Adam Lau (1.0) combined on the historic bid. | On November 22, 2021, the Rumble Ponies were sold from John Hughes, Jr. of Evans Street Baseball to New York-based Southpaw Resources LLC, led by David Sobotka. Hughes owned the club for six years. | Hitting Coach Tommy Joseph, played 13 games for Portland in 2019 after signing as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox earlier that season. Joseph went 13-for-50 (.260) with three doubles and five RBI during his time with the Sea Dogs.

2022 Record: 16-2

2022 @ Portland: 10-2

2022 @ Binghamton: 6-0

All-Time Series: 261-271