Jonah Tong impressed the Mets enough in 30 innings pitched during his senior year in high school to get selected in the seventh round of the 2022 draft. Three years later, two starts at Triple-A Syracuse were enough to earn him a call to the big leagues. He will debut Friday at Citi Field against the Marlins. Of course, there was plenty of work in between. Tong, 22, started the year at Double-A...
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On the night Jonah Tong earned his promotion to the big leagues, the Mets’ farm system had more to celebrate – capped off by Nick Roselli’s walk-off homer for the Brooklyn Cyclones. Jacob Reimer just keeps hitting for Double-A Binghamton. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (64-63) 4, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (75-49) 9 BOX SCORE 2B Jett Williams 1-for-5, 2B, RBI, BB, K (.592 OPS) SS Luisangel Acuña 2-for-4,...
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With the game hanging in the balance, both teams summoned their flamethrowing closers. Edwin Díaz set down all five Phillies he faced, while Jhoan Duran allowed four straight Mets to reach base. Diaz (6-2) entered a 5-5 game with one out in the eighth inning after Ryan Helsley had given up a game-tying, two-run homer to Harrison Bader and walked Bryson Stott. “You know I just try to stay...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Per Will Sammon of The Athletic, the moment we have all been waiting for is here. The Mets are reportedly calling up pitching prospect Jonah Tong. He is expected to make his MLB debut on Friday against the Marlins. The right-handed pitcher has a 1.43 ERA across 113 2/3 innings with 179 strikeouts between Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Syracuse this season. The Mets and...
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Every game against the Philadelphia Phillies is a must-win for the Mets. With a 13-3 win over the Phillies on Monday night, the Mets entered Tuesday night’s game six games back of Philadelphia in the NL East. The Mets are still above the cut line for a spot in the wild card round, but the Reds trail just two and a half games back of New York for that third wild card spot. With that, the Mets...
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