On Friday night, the New York Yankees will open up a series with the New York Mets at Citi Field.
They were off on Thursday (after losing two out of three games to the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards).
Former Top Prospect Thriving In Triple-A
The Yankees have had a lot of notable prospects on their Triple-A affiliate (SWB RailRiders).
One player who was recently called up to Triple-A was Marco Luciano.
Since joining the RailRiders, he is batting .333 with six hits, one home run, three RBI’s and four runs in his first five games.
His strong start in Triple-A is following 28 games in Double-A where he batted .327.
Social Media Reacts
Here’s what people have been saying about Luciano:
@YankeeSource: “Marco Luciano launches his first home run with Scranton off top Mets prospect Jonah Tong.”
@jared_golds23: “Marco Luciano is now hitting .294 with a .879 OPS in now his 5th AAA game. Coming into this game he was slashing .319/.400/.664/1.064 this minor league season. He’s doing 2 things: Making a huge impact on his trade value for this deadline Making himself a strong candidate for the vacant 2B job next season.”
@cai_rogers7: “Marco Luciano launches his first AAA homer with the Yankees off Mets top pitching prospect, Jonah Tong!! 103 mph to the opposite field for the former Giants top prospect”
Luciano’s Background
Luciano was once considered an elite prospect when he started out his career with the San Francisco Giants.
He has appeared in 41 MLB games, batting .217 with 25 hits, three RBI’s, 14 runs and one stolen base.
If the 24-year-old continues to play well in Triple-A, he could get another chance in the Majors with the Yankees.
Francys Romero of Beisbol FR wrote (on March 23): “Marco Luciano, who was claimed by three different teams during the offseason (Pirates, Orioles, and Yankees) and DFA three times, will begin the 2026 season in Somerset, the Yankees’ Double-A affiliate.”
The Yankees are currently the second-place team in the American League East with a 27-17 record in 44 games.
Former Top-10 MLB Prospect Thriving With New York Yankees Triple-A Team