Chris Suero’s family emigrated from the Dominican Republic to the United States when he was a child, settling down in the Bronx. He initially attended All Hallows High School, an all-boys Catholic high school in the shadow of Yankee Stadium but took advantage of his Dominican heritage and the rules around signing international players, moving back to the Dominican Republic to train at the Carlos Paulino Academy when he turned 15. It was not a decision that was made lightly, but by moving back to the Dominican Republic, Suero would not only just receive more baseball-specific training than he would otherwise, but as an undrafted international free agent instead of a domestic amateur, he would increase his chances of signing with a professional team.

Name: Chris Suero
Position: OF/C/1B
Born: 01/27/2004 (Age 22 season in 2026)
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 205 lbs.
Bats/Throws: R/R
Acquired: IFA, March 08, 2022 (Dominican Republic)
2025 Stats: 74 G, 242 AB, .240/.382/.455, 58 H, 11 2B, 1 3B, 13 HR, 41 BB, 86 K, 25/32 SB, .310 BABIP (High-A) / 41 G, 136 AB, .221/.374/.324, 30 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 29 BB, 53 K, 10/11 SB, .325 BABIP (Double-A)

Not considered a premium talent to begin with, the COVID-19 pandemic spreading across the world and its aftereffects complicated things further for Suero and hundreds of others in his shoes, as there were fewer workouts in front of MLB scouts to be had, prompting evaluators to focus their attention on the higher caliber talents. Learning how to catch as a way to attract more suitors, the Mets eventually signed the 18-year-old Suero in March 2022, inking him for a $10,000 signing bonus. He was assigned to the Dominican Summer League and hit .204/.386/.306 in 38 games for the DSL Mets 1 with 7 doubles, 1 home run, 4 stolen bases in 6 attempts, and 25 walks to 29 strikeouts. He was sent stateside in 2023, assigned to the FCL Mets. While the season could be considered an unconditional success, as Suero hit .281/.422/.469 in 22 games with 1 double, 1 triple, 3 home runs, 3 stolen bases, and 14 walks to 18 strikeouts, his accomplishments on the field were overshadowed by the tragic death of his older sister in a car accident that July.

Suero was promoted to full-season ball in 2024 and began the season with the Single-A St. Lucie Mets. He began the season strong, hitting .265/.390/.434 in 25 games with 6 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, 5 stolen bases in 10 attempts, and 10 walks to 19 strikeouts and was promoted to High-A Brooklyn at the beginning of May. Playing in front of his friends and family for the rest of the summer, Suero appeared in 87 games for the Cyclones and hit .228/.353/.350 with 11 doubles, 2 triples, 7 home runs, 15 stolen bases in 21 attempts, and drew 52 walks to 82 strikeouts. All in all, the 20-year-old appeared in 112 total games and hit .236/.361/.369 with 17 doubles, 3 triples, 9 homers, 20 stolen bases in 31 attempts, and drew 62 walks to 101 strikeouts.

Suero remained in Brooklyn to start the 2025 season and appeared in 74 games in Coney Island before being promoted. In those games, he hit .240/.382/.455 with 11 doubles, 1 triple, 13 home runs, 25 stolen bases in 32 attempts, and drew 41 walks to 86 attempts. After being promoted to Double-A Binghamton at the end of July, Suero finished out 2025 appearing in 41 games for the Rumble Ponies and hitting .221/.374/.324 with 5 doubles, 3 homers, 10 stolen bases in 11 attempts, and drew 29 walks to 53 strikeouts. In total, he appeared in 115 games and hit .233/.379/.407 with 16 doubles, 1 triple, 16 home runs, 35 stolen bases in 43 attempts, and drew 70 walks to 139 strikeouts. Following the conclusion of the season, he was selected to represent the Mets in the Arizona Fall League and hit .283/.353/.567 in 15 games with 2 doubles, 5 home runs, 8 stolen bases in as many attempts, and 7 walks to 18 strikeouts.

The 5’10”, 205-pound right-hander stands square at the dish, generally crowding the plate. Holding his hands about shoulder height and wrapping his bat behind his head at roughly 2:00, Suero swings with a toe tap or small leg lick, with a bat path designed to lift the ball. He does not have much of a load or weight transfer, generating power from the torque in the rotation of his upper half and some natural bat speed. The right-hander is tapping into his average in-game power, and while his uppercutty, pull-heavy approach is helping him do so, it comes at a price, as it leaves Suero vulnerable to strikeouts and weak contact, especially against breaking pitches where he has to adjust his swing path. He has a strong enough eye and draws enough walks to make up for the high strikeouts and low batting average, but as he climbs the minor league ladder and pitchers improve, those walk rates will likely decrease, putting pressure on Suero’s hit tool to improve.

Atypical for a catcher, Suero has average-to-above-average speed, at times flashing plus times out of the box. In 2024, his 20 stolen bases were fifth most in all of Minor League Baseball among catchers and in 2025 he topped that with 35 swipes. Taking advantage of his speed, the organization has been giving him playing time in the outfield. He logged 181.0 innings in left field last season and accumulated 228.0 in 2024. Suero has a quick first step and dynamic speed, but because of his inexperience in the outfield, he still needs to work on his reads of the ball off the bat and his routes. His arm is average for a catcher and average-to-above-average for a left fielder, but he needs to work on his accuracy at both positions. Behind the dish, where it matters more, Suero was 23/99 in throwing runners out, a 23% success rate. His agility and athleticism helps him as a catcher, giving him quick pop times and the range to quickly field wild pitches and passed balls and control the running game.

In addition to his skill on the field, Suero has received nothing but superlatives from his managers regarding his maturity and leadership skills; being bilingual and familiar with both Latin American/Caribbean and American culture, he regularly serves as a translator and cultural ambassador for teammates on both sides of the language and cultural divide.

2026 Mets Top 25 Prospect List

18) Dylan Ross
19) Ryan Lambert
20) Antonio Jimenez
21) Edward Lantigua
22) Eli Serrano III
23) Randy Guzman
24) Daiverson Gutierrez
25) Boston Baro