The Bisons, Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets, opened their spring exhibition schedule with a 3-3 tie against New Orleans Zephyrs (Marlins) in Port St. Lucie, FL.

The big knock came off the bat of C Salvador Paniagua, whose two-out RBI single tied the game in the bottom of the ninth inning. Last season, Paniagua hit .248 with seven home runs and 19RBI in 45 games at Double-A Binghamton.

Other News & Notes

• The Bisons will play 11 games against affiliates of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Florida Marlins.
• The Bisons Family Day Open House is Saturday at Coca-Cola Field. READ MORE!
• There are just 22 days until the Bisons open the 2009 season on Thursday, April 9 against the Pawtucket Red Sox (3:05 p.m.). Tickets are now on-sale at bisons.com or by calling THE-HERD at (843-4373).
• Pretty cool stuff: David Wright’s game winning hit for Team USA last night is the talk of the baseball world and “The Dish” is part of the hype! MLB has made the Bisons blog 1-of-8 featured on the homepage.

~ Ben Wagner