Low-A St. Lucie Season Recap: Mets Crowned First and Second Half Champions

The St. Lucie Mets had a season for the record books, earning the title of both first half (34-31) and second half (43-22 ) champions of the Florida State League East Division. It was just the second time in franchise history and the first time since 1989 (just the second year of the team being a team) that St. Lucie accomplished the feat.

The first half of the year was a bit of a roller coaster for St. Lucie, finding most of their first half success at the end of May, end of June, and made a big push to end the first half in July when they took five of six from the Bradenton Marauders to end the first half of the season and clinch their spot in the postseason as first half champions of the FSL East.

Coming out of the All-Star break, St. Lucie got off to a very hot start to the second half, winning nine of their first 11 games.. In August, they either tied or won every series. Their success in the second half was enough to also win the division title again in the FSL East after claiming it in the first half.

Unfortunately, after a strong 77-53 season (.592 win percentage), St. Lucie’s luck ran out in the first round of the postseason as the Daytona Tortugas, who had their number most of the regular season, once again dominated the Divisional Series. The Mets took game one 4-2, but the Tortugas took advantage of the Mets’ offense going quiet to claim the last two games of the series, eliminating the Mets in heartbreaking fashion.

St. Lucie’s leaders at the plate (minimum 60 games played) were right fielder, Yohairo Cuevas (.278/.440/.369/.809, 12 doubles, two home runs, 11 RBIs, 50 BB, 11 SB, 41 R, 63 games); first baseman, Trace Willhoite (.265/.382/.470/.852, 13 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs, 66 RBIs, 47 BB, 14 SB, 59 R, 85 games); center fielder, Yonatan Henriquez (.264/.354/.395/.749, 18 doubles, two triples, eight home runs, 50 RBIs, 51 BB, 33 SB, 59 R, 104 games); and third baseman, Colin Houck (.252/.351/.461/.812, 14 doubles, five triples, eight home runs, 38 RBIs, 33 BB, 11 SB, 43 R, 62 games). All four players had been promoted prior to the 2025 FSL divisional round of playoffs.

Offensively, the Mets had a .245 team average and 79 home runs. They combined for 282 stolen bases and had a single-game franchise record 13 stolen bases during the season as well.

The Mets’ pitchers moved around quite a bit in 2025, but it was Wellington Aracena (1-1, 2.38 ERA, 84 SO, 64 1/3 innings), Irving Cota (5-6, 4.36 ERA, 72 SO, 84 2/3 innings), and Channing Austin (2-4, 4.31 ERA, 66 SO, 71 innings) that led the Mets’ pitching staff.

Jose Chirinos was also a leader on the mound for St. Lucie. Through 56 1/3 innings, he was 5-2 with 51 strikeouts. He was on the mound for St. Lucie in game one of the playoffs, throwing five scoreless innings, giving up just two hits and striking out four.

Mets pitching in total had 633 strikeouts, with a 3.59 ERA, which was best in the Florida State League. By the end of 2025, 29 players were promoted from St. Lucie to Brooklyn.

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