A few months after Jonah Tong struggled (10.80 ERA in three starts) in the MLB Draft League, at the behest of the New York Mets, scouting director Marc Tramuta, national crosschecker Doug Thurman and regional crosschecker Marlin McPhail, the young Canadian pitcher was drafted in the seventh round by the Mets. One of the traits Tong is widely known for is his elite induced vertical break, which...
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The story of Friday is the major league debut of one of the best pitching prospects in all of baseball, Jonah Tong. The 22-year-old starts tonight for the Mets against the Marlins. On the diamond from Thursday, the story was Mets top position prospect Jett Williams hitting his second Triple-A home run. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (65-64) 11, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (76-49) 8 BOX SCORE CF Jett Williams ...
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Trying to follow up an impressive sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies, the Mets didn’t play their crispest ball on Thursday. It ended up costing them in a sluggish 7-4 loss to the Marlins. The Mets made three errors, resulting in five unearned runs. Clay Holmes turned in an okay five innings, but it was his error that helped put the Mets behind in the third inning. The Marlins had just tied...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets’ three-game winning streak came to an end Thursday night as sloppy defense cost them in a 7-4 loss to the Marlins at Citi Field. Three errors led to five unearned runs, undoing strong moments from Pete Alonso, who hit his 30th homer of the season, and Francisco Lindor, who collected three hits. Read the full recap here. The Phillies destroyed the Braves 19-4...
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The Mets (72-62) fell to the Marlins (63-71) by a score of 7-4 on Tuesday evening at Citi Field, snapping their three-game winning streak after sweeping the Phillies earlier this week. Defensive miscues proved costly, as three errors led to five of Miami’s seven runs being unearned. With the division race tightening, the next three games against the Marlins will be crucial for New York in...
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