Dziuba '06 Promoted To Mets' Double-A Affiliate At Binghamton

Former Babson slugger moves up.

July 9, 2007
 

BABSON PARK, Mass. - After just over one year in the New York Mets minor league system, Babson College baseball alumnus Teddy Dziuba '06 has been promoted to Double-A Binghamton.

Drafted by the Mets after graduating last summer, Dziuba played 12 games for the Single-A Brooklyn Cyclones last season. He then participated in extended spring training this year before heading to Kingsport, the Mets' rookie ball affiliate. In two games there, he went 1-for-6 with a walk, a double, and a run scored. He was then promoted to Single-A Savannah, where he played just one game before being called up to Binghamton - a shift that was caused when Triple-A catcher Sandy Alomar Jr. was called up to the big leagues in place of starting catcher Paul Lo Duca.

One of the most feared hitters in school history, Dziuba graduated as Babson's all-time leader in home runs (28), doubles (49), RBIs (151), runs scored (141), walk (104), total bases (326), and slugging percentage (.626) while also ranking third with with 187 hits and fourth with a .359 batting average. He was named Male Scholar Athlete of the Year at the conclusion of his senior season, and he later became the first position player and the third overall in Babson history to be drafted when the Mets selected him in the 33rd round with the 994th pick. The only other Beavers to be drafted, Babson Athletics Hall of Famer Rick Renwick '79 and Jason Kosow '04, were both pithers who were selected by the Chicago Cubs.

Depending on Lo Duca's status, Dziuba's stay at Binghamton could be brief, but the 22-year-old is nonetheless excited about the promotion to Double-A, which is impressive for a player his age.

"It is really thrilling to be around a big league atmosphere," he said during a phone conversation on Monday. "It's a lot of fun playing with many former Major Leaguers as well as some of the organization's top prospects."