Rumble Ponies Pregame Interviews: Recent Episodes
Jacob Wilkins
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Binghamton Rumble Ponies (Mets Double-A Affiliate) players, coaches, and others before each home game on the pregame show.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Binghamton Rumble Ponies RHP Mike Vasil following his superb outing on Thursday. Vasil, the Mets 9th ranked prospect according to MLB.com, allowed three hits over seven scoreless innings against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats at Delta Dental Stadium, picking up the first Double-A win of his career.
Jacob talks with Mike about his dominant last three outings, his intensity on the mound, and the current MLB players he looked up to growing up!
Vasil currently has a 46 to 6 strikeout to walk ratio. He has allowed just one run over his last three starts and has gone at least six innings in each of those outings. On May 11 against the Hartford Yard Goats, Vasil allowed one run over eight innings, the longest Rumble Ponies start since August 28, 2019.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with New York Mets Assistant Director of Player Development Andrew Christie prior to Friday night's Binghamton Rumble Ponies game against the Hartford Yard Goats.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Rumble Ponies RHP Josh Hejka before Thursday night's game against Reading. Hejka allowed just one hit over three innings Tuesday night with no walks and three strikeouts. He has a 3.28 ERA in 24 appearances for Binghamton this year.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Mets Field Coordinator and Rumble Ponies Acting Manager Kevin Boles ahead of Binghamton's final series of the year against Reading.
Before Sunday's series finale against Hartford, Jacob Wilkins speaks with Jose Butto about his impressive start with the Rumble Ponies (3-0, 1.86 ERA), his nasty changeup, and looking up to Felix Hernandez as a kid growing up in Venezuela. Butto was named the MiLB Pitcher of the Week for the Northeast League on Monday.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Rumble Ponies catcher David Rodriguez about his recent offensive success, hitting the first Binghamton grand slam of the season (on 7/22), and the outstanding performances of the Ponies pitching staff this month.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Rumble Ponies Manager Lorenzo Bundy ahead of Wednesday night's game against Hartford.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with New York Mets Player Development Associate John Vaughn about his daily responsibilities in tracking data and analytics for the Rumble Ponies as well as his varied previous positions at Major League Baseball, CBS Sports, and Premier Talent and Sports Entertainment.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Rumble Ponies Starter Cole Gordon Saturday following his dominant start on Friday night (7IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 10K).
Jake Mangum is on a tear! He's now 9-12 with 9 runs scored over his last three games, with three consecutive three hit games and a season-high 10-game hitting streak. He joined Jacob Wilkins before Friday night's game against the Sea Dogs to talk about how he's become more patient at the plate, teammate and fellow Bulldog Cole Gordon's success, and how his dad helped him become such a sure-handed centerfielder.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with the Voice of the Sea Dogs Emma Tiedemann before Thursday night's game against Portland.
Before the Rumble Ponies home opener against the Altoona Curve, Jacob Wilkins speaks with Binghamton Rumble Ponies President John Hughes.
Before the Rumble Ponies home opener against the Altoona Curve, Jacob Wilkins speaks with Rumble Ponies Manager Lorenzo Bundy.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Lorenzo Bundy ahead of the Rumble Ponies Friday night game against the Altoona Curve.
Before Saturday's game against the Altoona Curve, Jacob Wilkins speaks with Rumble Ponies outfielder Carlos Cortes.
Before Sunday's series finale against the Altoona Curve, Jacob Wilkins speaks with Rumble Ponies Pitching Coach Jonathan Hurst about the team's pitching staff.
Before the Rumble Ponies begin a series at Mirabito Stadium with the Akron RubberDucks, Jacob Wilkins speaks with Ponies skipper Lorenzo Bundy.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Rumble Ponies CF Jake Mangum before Wednesday night's game against Akron.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Rumble Ponies RHP Tylor Megill about his dominant season with the Rumble Ponies thus far. Megill would get promoted to AAA Syracuse on June 1, and make his major league debut with the New York Mets on June 23rd. He is the first Rumble Ponies player in 2021 to reach the major leagues.
Before Saturday's doubleheader against the RubberDucks, Jacob Wilkins speaks with Rumble Ponies Third Basemen Mark Vientos.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Rumble Ponies 1B Jeremy Vasquez ahead of Sunday's series finale against the RubberDucks.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Rumble Ponies Manager Lorenzo Bundy ahead of their series against the Bowie Baysox at Mirabito Stadium.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Bowie broadcaster Paul Kritschner ahead of Wednesday night's game against the Baysox.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with LHP Josh Walker about his success so far with the Rumble Ponies. After this interview, Walker would go on to pitch a combined no-hitter with Andrew Mitchell on June 22 at Reading, the 7th no-hitter in Binghamton franchise history. He was promoted to AAA Syracuse on July 19.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Rumble Ponies Catcher Nick Meyer ahead of Friday night's game against the Baysox.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Ponies OF Wagner Lagrange and SS Manny Rodriguez on Saturday following Lagrange's pinch hit game-tying three-run homer in the ninth in the 5-4 comeback win over Bowie on Friday night.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Ponies Manager Lorenzo Bundy ahead of Sunday's series finale against Bowie.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Rumble Ponies Manager Lorenzo Bundy ahead of the series opener against the Portland Sea Dogs at Mirabito Stadium.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Rumble Ponies OF Quinn Brodey before Wednesday night's game against the Portland Sea Dogs.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Binghamton RH reliever Dan Goggin after allowing just 1 hit over four and a third scoreless inning in Wednesday night's game against Portland.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Rumble Ponies Catcher Hayden Senger before Friday night's game against the Baysox about how he works with the different pitchers on the staff, his use of Visualization techniques, and the physical conditioning that goes into being a catcher.
Rumble Ponies SS Manny Rodriguez talks with Jacob Wilkins ahead of Saturday's game about growing up in Brooklyn, the nuances of playing shortstop, and the players he looked up to as a Mets fan.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Rumble Ponies manager Lorenzo Bundy before the series finale against the Sea Dogs.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Rumble Ponies manager Lorenzo Bundy before his team opens a series at home against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Ponies RHP Ryley Gilliam after pitching two perfect innings in relief Tuesday night earning his first save of the season.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Rumble Ponies Hitting Coach Bruce Fields talks about his approach to the job, his 43 years in the game, and his sons Daniel and Aaron's time playing professional baseball.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Rumble Ponies IF/OF Matt Winaker about his approach to the game, the hitters he emulates, and his deep rooted connection to his alma mater Stanford.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Rumble Ponies 2B Nick Conti ahead of Binghamton's Saturday night game against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Rumble Ponies reliever Eric Orze about his success at the AA level thus far, his style of pitching, and his inspirational story overcoming bouts with both Testicular and Skin Cancer.
Jacob Wilkins chats with Ponies Manager Lorenzo Bundy ahead of the series opener against the Erie Seawolves at Mirabito Stadium.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Rumble Ponies 3B Brett Baty about plate discipline, growing up playing basketball outside Austin, looking up to Adrian Beltre and Michael Young as a Texas Rangers fan, and his close friends on the Rumble Ponies.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with RHP Tommy Wilson about bouncing back from injuries, building off a strong end to his 2019 season, and teaming up with Pete Alonso on a digital art NFT release.
Jacob Wilkins catches up with Rumble Ponies OF Carlos Cortes ahead of Friday's game against the SeaWolves at Mirabito Stadium.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Rumble Ponies Manager Lorenzo Bundy ahead of the team beginning a 13-game home stand against the Portland Sea Dogs Tuesday night.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Rumble RHP Adam Oller about his recent string of quality starts and his unique path to get to the Mets organization.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with Rumble Ponies Manager Lorenzo Bundy before the series finale against Erie.
Jacob Wilkins speaks with New York Mets Director of Player Development Jeremy Barnes about some of the great success stories of Rumble Ponies players this season, how the organization evaluates their players, and his own personal path from player to coach to front office executive.