2026 Minor League Preview: Brooklyn Cyclones

25 Jun 2001: A general view of the first pre-game for the Brooklyn Cyclones at their new park adjacent to Coney Island before their first Minor League Class A Baseball game against the Mahoning Valley Scrappers at the Keyspan Park in Brooklyn, New York. The Cyclones defeated the Scrappers 3-2.Mandat

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First Half Record: 46-20 (1/6, South Atlantic League North Division)

Second Half Record: 26-39 (5/6, South Atlantic League North Division)

The Brooklyn Cyclones had a pretty uneven 2025 season. In the first-half, the team was untouchable, steamrolling through the rest of the South Atlantic League on the power of timely hitting and great pitching and winning the division with ease; their 46-20 record was the best record of any non-Triple-A minor league team. In the second half, in the wake of various

player promotions and other roster movement, the Cyclones struggled, posting a sub-.500 record.

Their ticket to the South Atlantic League playoffs already punched thanks to their first-half, Brooklyn faced the Greensboro Grasshoppers in the South Atlantic League Division Series. The Cyclones scored four runs in each game, but their starting pitching and bullpen came through, sweeping the best-of-three series 4-3 in Game One and 4-1 in Game Two. For the first time since 2019, and for the first time since moving to the South Atlantic League, the Brooklyn Cyclones were in the finals, where they would be playing the Hub City Spartan Burgers. Brooklyn demolished Hub City in a laughter in Game One, winning 13-1. Game Two was a much closer affair, but the good guys once again came out on top 2-1. The Cyclones once again swept the best-of-three series and for the first time ever, were crowned South Atlantic League champions. The championship was Brooklyn’s third in franchise history (2001, 2019, 2025).

Eduardo Nuñez will be taking the reigns as team skipper, replacing Gilbert Gomez. Joining him will be Dallas Burke, who will be serving as bench coach, Luis Alvarado, who will be serving as pitching coach, and Devin DeYoung, who will be serving as hitting coach. Burke will be replacing Nuñez, who served as 2025 bench coach, while Alvarado will be replacing 2025 pitching coach Jordan Kraus and DeYoung will be replacing 2025 hitting coach Bryan Muniz.

Eduardo Nuñez is coming into his sixth season as a coach in the organization. He joined the Mets in 2021 as the DSL Mets 2 hitting coach, served as FCL Mets hitting coach in 2022, and St. Lucie Mets hitting coach in 2023. In 2024, he joined the Cyclones as hitting coach, and in 2025, served as Gilbert Gomez’ bench coach.

Dallas Burke is coming into his second season with the Mets. Last season, he served as bench coach for the FCL Mets. Prior to working for the organization, he coached at Dartmouth College (2023–2024), Penn State (2019–2023), West Virginia (2018), and Bowling Green (2017).

Luis Alvarado is coming into his fifth season in the organization. Prior to joining the Cyclones, he was the St. Lucie Mets pitching coach in 2025, the FCL Mets pitching coach in 2023-2024, and a life skills specialist with the FCL Mets in 2022.

Devin DeYoung is coming into his second season with the Mets. Last season, he served as hitting coach for the St. Lucie Mets. Prior to joining the team, he spent 5 years with the Chicago White Sox, from 2020-2024, and one season with the Boston Red Sox in 2019. He was also a bench coach and hitting coach for the Frontier League’s Windy City Thunderbolts in 2017-2018, the Northwood League’s Wisconsin Rapids Rafters in 2016, and the Can-Am League’s Rockland Boulders in 2015.

The Brooklyn Cyclones will be opening the 2026 season against the Hudson Valley Renegades at home at Maimonides Park on Friday, April 3rd. Here’s their full Opening Day roster.