News Summary

• The 27-year-old is in his first season with the RailRiders after five years in the Mets organization.
• Hamel spent the last two seasons in Syracuse, getting drafted out of Dallas Baptist University by the Mets in the third round (81st overall) in 2021.
• He rose up through the system and reached Triple-A in 2024.
• He started 27 games that season for Syracuse and was 5-9 with a 6.79 ERA and 124 strikeouts in 124.2 innings.