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- The New York Mets farm system consists of seven Minor League Baseball affiliates in the United States and Dominican Republic. Five teams are owned by the major league club, while the Brooklyn Cyclones are legally separate but are owned by Mets owner Steve Cohen, and the Binghamton Rumble Ponies are completely independently owned. The Mets have been affiliated with the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies of the Eastern League since 1992, making it the longest-running active affiliation in the organization among teams not owned by the Mets. Their newest affiliate is the Syracuse Mets of the International League, which became the Mets' Triple-A club in 2019. The longest affiliation in team history was the 38-year relationship with the International League's Tidewater/Norfolk Tides from 1969 to 2006. Geographically, New York's closest domestic affiliate is the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones of the South Atlantic League, which are approximately 15 miles (24 km) away. New York's furthest domestic affiliates are the St. Lucie Mets and FCL Mets some 1,001 miles (1,611 km) away. (en)
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