Montes, Farmelo, Emerson: Mariners’ High-A squad powers up on homer-happy night
There’s an old saying: Good things come in threes. That rang true Saturday night as three of the Mariners’ Top 10 prospects (each ranked in the Top 100 overall) homered for High-A Everett.
Colt Emerson (SEA No. 1/MLB No. 18), Lazaro Montes (SEA No. 2/MLB No. 38) and Jonny Farmelo (SEA No. 6/MLB No. 91) all went yard in the AquaSox’s 7-3 win over the Eugene Emeralds at PK Park.
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Montes — one of the most powerful prospects in the Minors (65 grade, on the 20-80 scale) — opened the scoring with an opposite-field shot in the second inning off Giants prospect Cale Lansville. It marked Montes’ sixth long ball of the year, pushing him atop the Northwest League leaderboard. The 20-year-old from Havana, Cuba, now owns a 1.007 OPS and has tallied 14 extra-base hits among his 24 knocks in 2025, following a standout 21-homer, 105-RBI season last year.
Farmelo followed Montes’ lead an inning later. In his third game back from a torn ACL suffered in 2024, the left-handed hitter connected on a high fastball from Lansville for his second home run in his first three outings. The Virginia native, Seattle’s Prospect Promotion Incentive pick in 2023 (for Julio Rodríguez winning the 2022 American League Rookie of the Year Award), missed nearly a full year of action but has quickly re-established himself as a key piece in the Mariners’ system.
Emerson, the youngest of the trio at 19, added the finishing touch with a solo shot to straightaway center in the seventh. Known more for his polished hit tool and plate discipline than raw power, the left-handed-hitting shortstop finishes the night with a .258/.365/.371 slash and a career .409 OBP through 117 pro games. The homer marked his first of the season.
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All three prospects are part of Seattle’s impressive farm system, and while it’s unlikely they debut at T-Mobile Park this year, nights like Saturday offer a preview of what may lie ahead.
Mariners rookie Ben Williamson makes jaw-dropping catch
Seattle Mariners rookie third baseman Ben Williamson unleashed another web gem.
This was the most jaw-dropping one yet.
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In the first inning of the Mariners’ series opener against the Texas Rangers on Friday, designated hitter Joc Pederson was jammed on an inside fastball from Seattle starter Bryan Woo and sent a flare into shallow left field. It looked like a sure base hit, but Williamson raced back, leaped into the air and made a full-extension, over-the-shoulder, diving grab to somehow rob Pederson of a single.
It was the latest in an ever-growing list of web gems for the 24-year-old Williamson, who was called up to the majors on April 15 to help reinforce a Mariners infield that was stretched thin by injuries.
In just his fourth MLB game, Williamson made a full-extension diving stop on a 120 mph grounder off the bat of Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. And just a few days after that, Williamson made a backhanded, highlight-reel play to rob Boston Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman of a hit.
Williamson, a 2023 second-round draft pick, was hitting .260 with a home run and two doubles in 50 at-bats heading into Friday’s game.
Known for his elite defense, Williamson quickly rose through Seattle’s system after being drafted out of William & Mary and making his pro debut in July 2023. He was the Mariners’ first non-pitching prospect to reach the majors in 150 minor league games or fewer since catcher Mike Zunino in 2013.
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