Mark Vientos

Mark Anthony Vientos (born December 11, 1999) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the New York Mets organization.

Mark Vientos
New York Mets – No. 66
Third baseman
Born: (1999-12-11) December 11, 1999
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
15U Baseball World Cup
2014 Mazatlán Team

Amateur career

Vientos spent his first three years of high school at Charles W. Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines, Florida.[1] In 2016, as a junior, he hit .321.[2] That summer, he played in the Perfect Game All-American Classic at Petco Park.[3] He transferred to American Heritage School in Plantation, Florida for his senior year in 2017.[4] As a senior, he hit .417 over 26 games.[5] After the season, he was selected by the New York Mets in the second round (59th overall) of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[6][7] Vientos signed with the Mets for $1.5 million, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at the University of Miami.[8]

Professional career

After signing with the Mets, Vientos made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Mets before being promoted to the Kingsport Mets of the Rookie-level Appalachian League. Over 51 games between the two clubs, he batted .262 with four home runs and 26 RBIs.[9] He returned to Kingsport in 2018, slashing .287/.389/.489 with 11 home runs and 52 RBIs in sixty games.[10] In 2019, he played with the Columbia Fireflies of the Class A South Atlantic League, hitting .255/.300/.411 with 12 home runs, 62 RBIs, and 27 doubles over 111 games.[11][12] After the season, he was named the Mets Minor League Hitter of the Year.[13]

Vientos did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[14] To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies of the Double-A Northeast.[15] After slashing .281/.346/.580 with 22 home runs and 59 RBIs over 72 games, he was promoted to the Syracuse Mets of the Triple-A East in early September.[16] Over 11 games with Syracuse, Vientos batted .278 with three home runs.[17]

On November 19, 2021, the Mets selected Vientos' contract and added him to the 40-man roster.[18] He returned to Syracuse to begin the 2022 season.[19]

References
  1. Crawford, Christopher (2016-06-13). "Way-too-early look at top players available for 2017 MLB draft - Sports Illustrated". Si.com. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  2. Kevin Askeland (2017-01-18). "Top 10 high school Major League Baseball Draft prospects for 2017". MaxPreps. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  3. https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-school/article91173107.html
  4. Zielinski, Dan (2014-08-20). "Mark Vientos determined to win state championship". The 3rd Man In. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  5. Dusenbury, Wells. "McCarthy's Joe Perez, Heritage's Mark Vientos selected in 2nd round of MLB draft". baltimoresun.com.
  6. "Mets draft third baseman Mark Vientos at 59". Mlb.com. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  7. NJ.com, Joe Giglio | NJ Advance Media for (June 13, 2017). "5 things to know about Mets' 2nd-round pick". nj.
  8. "Mets sign Draft pick Mark Vientos". Mlb.com. 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  9. kmays@timesnews.net, KEVIN MAYS. "'Gifted defenders, gifted hitters, a lot of pitching depth' have K-Mets' Ratliff eager for season". timesnews.net.
  10. Puma, Mike. "Mark Vientos Answers Questions And Then Some". www.baseballamerica.com.
  11. "NY Mets: Mark Vientos comes in as team's No. 7 prospect". Northjersey.com. 2020-05-24. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  12. https://sny.tv/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-mets-hitting-prospect-of-the-year-mark-vientos
  13. Puma, Mike. "Mark Vientos Named New York Mets 2019 Minor League Player Of The Year". www.baseballamerica.com.
  14. https://www.si.com/mlb/2020/06/30/minor-league-baseball-season-canceled-2020-coronavirus
  15. "Rumble Ponies prepare for the start of the season". wbng.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-04.
  16. "Mets promote prospect Mark Vientos to Triple-A Syracuse".
  17. "Meet the Mets' 2021 Organization All-Stars".
  18. "Ronny Mauricio, Mark Vientos among four added to Mets' 40-man roster ahead of Rule 5 deadline".
  19. https://twitter.com/SyracuseMets/status/1511427396473344007
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