Mets Double-A prospect on unreal five-homer tear since being acquired at trade deadline

Nypost · Aug 09, 2026 · 261 words · By Christian Arnold

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Billy Amick has already made a name for himself.

Why it matters

The Mets prospect has continued his tear in Double-A since joining the Mets organization, hitting his fifth home run in seven games in the Rumble Ponies’ 4-3 win over the Hartford Yard Goats on Sunday.

Common ground

The infielder joined the Mets organization on July 31 when he was acquired as part of the deal that sent pitcher A.J.

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Claim 1: “he now has 28 home runs at the Double-A level in 2026.”

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Web search results confirm Billy Amick has 28 home runs at the Double-A level, but the claim specifies the year '2026'. The evidence suggests these are current events (2024/2025 context), making the '2026' date an error or deceptive, as the current date is not yet 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2025–26 season and conclusion to the season's playoffs. The best-of-seven series ended when the Eastern C…
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Claim 2: “He also has 13 RBIs for the Rumble Ponies.”

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The claim that he has 13 RBIs for the Rumble Ponies is explicitly stated in one web search result, but no other independent source provides this specific statistic.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below are some of the minor-league baseball players in the New York Mets organization.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets_minor_league_pla…

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web search NEUTRAL — Amick now plays for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, the Mets' Double-A affiliate. Before the trade, Amick ranked as Minnesota’s No. 21 prospect. He is not currently ranked among the Mets' top 30 prospec…
https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/sports/college/university-o…

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web search NEUTRAL — With the Binghamton Rumble Ponies riding a seven-game winning streak and standout performances from emerging stars like Elian Peña and Sammy Stafura, is a wave of young talent poised to reshape the Me…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4uAsf5oJg4

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Claim 3: “The Rumble Ponies have won seven games in a row”

CORROBORATED

Multiple web search results confirm that the Binghamton Rumble Ponies have won seven games in a row.

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Claim 4: “he played for both Clemson and Tennessee in college.”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that Billy Amick played college baseball for the Tennessee Volunteers and Clemson Tigers.

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web search NEUTRAL — William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer and pianist. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man", he has been making music since the 1960s ...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Joel

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web search NEUTRAL — This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Billy. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy

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web search NEUTRAL — 🔴 Subscribe for more In This episode of Living with siblings, Tommy and Michael decide to get payback on Billy and see who can pull the best prank on him for a chance to win 10,000 dollars.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-QvLRrgvq0g

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Claim 5: “He was limited to just 59 games in 2025 due to injuries.”

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No evidence was found regarding the number of games played in 2025 or injuries during that period.

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Claim 6: “The 23-year-old was been taken by the Twins in the second round of the 2024 MLB Draft”

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Multiple sources confirm Billy Amick was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the second round of the 2024 MLB Draft. His age is consistent with his birth date (Nov 4, 2002) provided in Wikipedia.

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web search NEUTRAL — Billy Amick. Minnesota Twins. Third baseman.Amick was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round, with the 60th overall selection, of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.[10] On July 24, 2024, A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Amick

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web search NEUTRAL — Billy Amick drafted by Minnesota Twins in second round in 2024 MLB Draft. Amick slugged 23 homers at Tennessee, which tied him with Dylan Dreiling for the third-most in a season by a Vol.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/university-of-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Minnesota Twins selected him in the second round of the 2024 MLB Draft.Amick was a key piece for Tennessee in 2024 as the Vols won their first-ever national championship. He started all 65 games i…
https://www.on3.com/pro/news/billy-amick-2024-mlb-draft-tenn…

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Claim 7: “Amick was given not one but two postgame Gatorade showers in celebration of his home run.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant results about Billy Joel and YouTube pranks; no evidence regarding Gatorade showers for Billy Amick was found.

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Claim 8: “will be off Monday before they start a six-game series with Portland.”

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Claim 9: “The Mets prospect has continued his tear in Double-A since joining the Mets organization, hitting his fifth home run in seven games in the Rumble Ponies’ 4-3 win over the Hartford Yard Goats on Sunday.”

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Multiple web sources confirm Billy Amick hit his fifth home run in seven games during a 4-3 win by the Rumble Ponies over the Hartford Yard Goats on Sunday.

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web search NEUTRAL — BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (17-22) won their seventh consecutive game and swept the Hartford Yard Goats (15-24), winning 4-3 on Sunday afternoon at Mirabito Stadium.
https://www.mlb.com/milb/binghamton/news/amick-blasts-28th-h…

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web search NEUTRAL — Billy Amick blasts a three-run home run and drives in Émilien Pitre and Jefferson Rojas with his fourth home run of the series. Amick has 28 home runs at Double-A and has smashed 5 HR over his first s…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/09/sports/mets-prospect-billy-ami…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Binghamton Rumble Ponies have won seven games in a row.Billy Amick delivered the power again with a go-ahead, three-run blast in the sixth inning. Amick has 28 homers this season and five in seven…
https://www.wicz.com/sports/amick-homers-pitching-dominates-…

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Claim 10: “The infielder joined the Mets organization on July 31 when he was acquired as part of the deal that sent pitcher A.J. Minter to the Twins.”

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Multiple sources confirm Billy Amick was acquired by the Mets from the Twins in a trade involving pitcher A.J. Minter.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Lyndon Amick (born November 4, 2002) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the New York Mets organization. He played college baseball for the Tennessee Volunteers and Clemson T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Amick

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below are some of the minor-league baseball players in the New York Mets organization.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Syracuse Mets are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets. They are located in Syracuse, New York, and play their home games at NBT…
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Claim 11: “His three-run blast on Sunday came in the sixth inning and broke a 1-1 tie that put the Rumble Ponies up 4-1 at the time.”

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While the home run and the final score (4-3) are corroborated, the specific detail about the three-run blast occurring in the sixth inning to break a 1-1 tie is only mentioned in the provided web search snippets (wicz.com) and not independently corroborated by other detailed game logs in the evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Billy is a given name short for William. A spelling variant is Billie. Notable people with the name include: Billy & Louie, British contestant on The Voice UK series 13 Billy the Artist (1964–2022), …
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