Get to know the red-hot new Mets prospect whose first language is French

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Allison Mast is a contributor for MLB.com., August 8th, 2026

Historically, Mets fans don’t impress easily, but their latest acquisition deserves a big “Quel bonheur!” (A French phrase used to express happiness, joy, delight.) Traded with Aidan Smith (NYM No. 14) and Gary Gill Hill (No. 19) for Freddy Peralta last weekend, French-Canadian Émilien Pitre is already putting his stamp on Double-A Binghamton after an unlikely journey.

Pitre, the club’s No. 17 prospect, grew up in Quebec with French as his first language. In a country whose national pastime takes place on the ice and not the diamond, he was initially drawn to … soccer? Ultimately, the challenge of putting bat to ball won him over, making him a bit different than his peers.

“I was really the outlier not playing hockey, but my focus was solely on baseball and I’m glad I did,” Pitre said to Double-A Binghamton play-by-play broadcaster Matt Levine earlier this week.

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