Yankees prospects: Jones homers twice in Somerset loss (again)

Recapping the Yankees’ minor-league affiliates’ results from April 17th. Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L, 1-7 at Durham BullsRF Ismael Munguia 1-3, 2B, RBI, SF2B Jorbit Vivas 2-4DH Everson Pereira 2-4 — 112-mph exit velocity on sixth-inning single1B T.J.

Rumfield 0-4, 2 KLF Dominic Smith 0-43B Jose Rojas 1-4C Ronaldo Hernández 0-3, KSS Andrew Velazquez 1-3, 2B, KCF Duke Ellis 0-3, KJake Woodford 2.2 IP, 8 H, 5 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 2 HR, throwing error (loss)Kervin Castro 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 KMcKinley Moore 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 KBrent Headrick 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 0 KMakin' it happen, Munguia! #WhereLegendsRise #RepBX pic.



twitter.com/KDed74Fobs— SWB RailRiders (@swbrailriders) April 18, 2025Double-A Somerset Patriots: L, 4-6 at Altoona Curve SS Jake Gatewood 0-4, BB, 2 K, GIDP, fielding errorLF Spencer Jones 3-5, 2 HR, 3 RBI — two-run bomb after Gatewood’s leadoff walk got Patriots off to quick start in the first, and then he went yard again in the third (his second multi-homer game in less than a week); 1.021 OPS in 12 gamesC Rafael Flores 2-4, 2 K3B Tyler Hardman 0-4, 4 K — not his nightCF Garrett Martin 1-4DH Cole Gabrielson 1-3, BB, 2 SBRF Jared Wegner 0-3, BB, 2 K, GIDP, fielding error2B Alexander Vargas 0-3, BB, 2 K, SB, throwing error1B Diomedes Hernandez 2-4, 2B, RBI, 2 K, missed catch error — not the Patriots’ cleanest night on defense; all four errors led to runs in this narrow lossCam Schlittler 4.

1 IP, 6 H, 6 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 3 K, pickoff (loss)Indigo Diaz 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, WPHarrison Cohen 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 KDanny Watson 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 KSPENCER JONES FIRST INNING HOME RUN The 2022 @Yankees first round draft pick crushes his fourth home run of the season, tying him for the Eastern League lead. pic.

twitter.com/pmJSp3szAC— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) April 17, 2025ANOTHER ONE!Spencer Jones hits his second home run of the game! Jones' fifth of the season travels 111.7 mph off the bat and 429 feet.

pic.twitter.com/07q04QU3XF— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) April 17, 2025High-A Hudson Valley Renegades: W, 5-1 vs.

Wilmington Blue RocksCF Brendan Jones 1-2, HR, 3 BB, RBI, 3 SB — nice day, second homer of 2025SS George Lombard Jr. 1-3, BB, 2 RBI, K, 2 SB, HBP — 7-for-8 on swipes thus farLF Jackson Castillo 2-5, 2B, RBI, 2 KRF Jace Avina 1-2, BB, RBI, K, SFDH Omar Martinez 0-4, 4 K — not his night, either3B Josh Moylan 0-4, 2 K1B Coby Morales 0-2, 2 BB2B Brenny Escanio 1-4C Tomas Frick 1-4, KJosh Grosz 5.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 9 K, HR (win) — pretty good, on the wholeHueston Morrill 1.

2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 KHayden Merda 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 KBrendan Jones lifts one out to deep right!! 2 HRs in 2 Days ‍ pic.twitter.com/ZGHdATgD1s— Hudson Valley Renegades (@HVRenegades) April 17, 2025Low-A Tampa Tarpons: W, 6-1 at St.

Lucie MetsSS Roderick Arias 1-4, 2B, BB, RBI, KDH Edgleen Perez 1-4, 2B, BB, 2 RBI, KRF Brian Sanchez 0-5, 2 KC Engelth Urena 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, PB — two-run shot in game-breaking seventh3B Parks Harber 1-2, HR, 2 BB, RBI, K — 418 feet on the bomb and a 1.021 OPS in his first 11 games, very niceLF Tyler Wilson 1-4, 2 K2B Austin Green 1-4, KCF Marshall Toole 0-3, BB, K1B Josue Gonzalez 0-3, BB, 3 KGriffin Herring 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 4 BB, 9 K, WP (win) — 15 swings and misses, brought the punchiesTony Rossi 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, WP — 7 swings and misses, also brought the punchies!Chris Veach 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K Engelth Urena belts a 2-Run Shot!#RepBx #Yankees pic.twitter.

com/sE9xsu6EG0— YankeesFarm (@YankeesFarm) April 18, 2025.