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Bryan Kalbrosky

Ronny Mauricio hit his first Mets home run so hard only 2 players in franchise history can relate

Ronny Mauricio, who is considered one of the top prospects for the Mets, absolutely mashed his first major league home run.

The 22-year-old was called up when MLB active rosters expanded to 28 players down the stretch. He made his major league debut on Sept. 1, which was highlighted by a double with an exit velocity of 117.3 miles per hour.

Through his first ten games, per NJ.com, he has already hit five balls over 100 mph. That includes his first dinger for the Mets, which he smashed on Tuesday against the Diamondbacks. This traveled 440 feet to the second deck of Citi Field with an exit velocity of 112.4 mph.

Since the Statcast era began in 2008, per Mike Mayer, the only other players in Mets franchise history to ever reach those qualifications (regardless of age) are Pete Alonso and Yoenis Céspedes.

That is an ELITE company for the young slugger to join on his first homer.

For what it is worth, per Statcast, there are only four players in the MLB to reach the same qualifications this season who will still be just 22 years old or younger at the end of the calendar year.

Those players are Mauricio as well as rising Reds star Elly De La Cruz, AL Rookie of the Year favorite Gunnar Henderson and former Cardinals first-round pick Jordan Walker.

But this is nothing new for Mauricio, per MLB.com, as he accounted for 10 of the top 12 exit velocities for the Syracuse Mets in 2023.

Despite trading away Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer, the future looks bright for the Mets — who could have top prospects Luisangel Acuña and Alex Ramirez join Mauricio on the MLB roster as soon as next season.

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