Rojas, Voit and Vargas deliver 10 hits as Binghamton knocks Reading 14-5 at FirstEnergy Stadium

Binghamton’s lineup turned Sunday’s Double-A game into a showcase, as Jefferson Rojas, Mitch Voit and Marco Vargas combined for 10 hits in a 14-5 victory over Reading at FirstEnergy Stadium. The Mets prospects carried the offense in a way that underlined why the Rumble Ponies have looked different since the Trade Deadline, with their top bats repeatedly arriving in the same innings and forcing Defensively, Reading to chase the Mets’ momentum inning after inning.

The win was the latest proof of a dominant stretch for the club. According to MLB, Binghamton has gone 20-7 in August, turning what can be a fragile period for minor-league teams into one of the organization’s steadier recent stretches. Sunday’s scoreline was not simply about one big swing, but about multiple contributors producing across the card, which matters in developmental leagues where consistency is often a better report than a single standout day.

Rojas, identified by MLB as the Mets’ No. 1 prospect, is at the center of Binghamton’s attacking identity. In a lineup that can rotate roles as the season moves, he provides the type of performance ceiling prospects and player development staff watch for closely: the ability to get on base and produce in the middle of the order, then keep the pressure on with subsequent at-bats. Against Reading, MLB reported that the production did not stop with him.

Voit and Vargas, joined in the same game by the Mets’ top-end prospect talent, helped extend the damage with additional hits that fed the score. MLB’s recap credited the trio’s combined 10-hit output as the driver of the double-digit margin, with each player contributing in a way that made the Mets’ affiliate offense feel stacked rather than one-dimensional.

Binghamton’s ability to convert extra-base chances and sustain rallies is especially important late in the Double-A season, when teams are simultaneously preparing for possible playoff runs and evaluating which specific players can handle higher-leverage pitching. A game like this functions as more than a standings result. It offers organizational staff and front-office decision-makers a clearer look at how hitters respond when pitchers are forced into riskier locations and when defensive innings become more difficult.

For Reading, the defeat was a reminder of how quickly Double-A games can turn once multiple bats start stringing together hits. For Binghamton, it reinforced a trend MLB highlighted in August: the club’s top talent is arriving together, and the lineup is producing in ways that can shorten games and keep opponents from settling into a pattern defensively or on the mound. The challenge now is whether Binghamton can keep that level of production consistent beyond one weekend against a single opponent.