Jonah Tong had one of his better outings of the season Friday night in Triple-A Syracuse’s 8-1 victory over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He struck out nine and allowed one earned run on four hits over 4 2/3 innings to lower his ERA to 5.59. But the 23-year-old also walked four, tying a season high, and needed 91 pitches to come up one out short of qualifying for a win. Tong’s strikeouts...
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Luis Robert Jr. Age: 28 (8/3/97) Position: CF Bats/Throws: R/R 2026 Stats: .211/.306/.337/.642, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 11 R, 3 2B, 2 SB, 2 CS, 22 SO, 13 BB, 108 PA, 27 G 2026 Advanced Stats: 0.0 fWAR, 79 OPS+, 84 wRC+, 20.4 K%, 12.0 BB%, .243 BABIP, .322 xwOBA Contract: 2027 team option for $20 million, can be bought out for $2 million Rundown The Mets dealt Luisangel Acuña and minor league pitcher...
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Clay Holmes’ next major league start may not be in a Mets uniform. But he suited up for the Triple-A Syracuse Mets on Thursday, his first game action since a come-backer broke his right fibula on May 15 against the Yankees. He allowed two runs on three hits over 2 1/3 innings and threw 28 of 51 pitches for strikes. He walked two and struck out two, including a strikeout of Spencer Jones,...
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Luke Weaver, RHP Position: Relief Pitcher Age: 32 (8/21/93) 2026 Stats: 2-1, 1.98 ERA, 0.80 WHIP, 41 IP, 43 SO, 11 BB, 3 HR, SV, 2 BSV, 39 G 2026 Advanced Stats: 1.1 fWAR, 2.80 xERA, 212 ERA+, 2.84 FIP, 3.51 xFIP, 27.4 K%, 7.0 BB%, .152 BAA, .192 BABIP Rundown Weaver hasn’t allowed an earned run since April 30, a span of 29 innings. He would be a good addition to any team looking for...
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Christian Scott was one strike away from working his way out of a first-and-third, nobody-out jam in the second inning. He had Joey Ortiz in an 0-2 hole and fired a 97 mph fastball up in the zone. Ortiz lofted a fly ball to the right field warning track, where Brett Baty had a chance to make the play. He didn’t, two runs scored, and Ortiz cruised into third with a triple. Christian...
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