Mets name Matt Reynolds MVP of 51s
51s outfielder Matt Reynolds was named the Sterling Award winner by the New York Mets as the Most Valuable Player of the organization’s Triple-A club this season.
Reynolds was called up to the 51s on June 19, and his .343 overall average was the second-highest among all Mets minor leaguers in 2014. He hit six home runs with 61 RBIs in 126 games split between Las Vegas and the Mets’ Double-A team in Binghamton, N.Y.
Infielder Dilson Herrera, who split time between Binghamton and Class A Port St. Lucie, Fla., was the Sterling Organizational Player of the Year, and left-hander Steven Matz, who split time between Single A and Double A, was the Sterling Pitcher of the Year.