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Mets Minors Recap: Jonah Tong Flirts With Perfection

Jonah Tong delivered a masterful performance on Saturday, coming just shy of a perfect game. The 21-year-old dazzled with 13 strikeouts before being pulled due to a pitch count limit. Over the last 19 innings pitched, he’s tallied up an impressive 40 strikeouts, bringing his season ERA down to a stellar 2.57 to go along with a 44.7% strikeout rate. Additionally, Ronny Mauricio continued...

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Mets Minors Recap: Tong Dominates for Binghamton

Jonah Tong was fabulous for Binghamton on Sunday. The 21-year-old Ontario native struck out eight over four innings, only allowing one earned run and raising his total strikeout count on the season to 38 in just five games. Tong is rising through the system as the Mets ‘ third-best pitching prospect in the organization behind Brandon Sproat and Nolan McLean. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (15-18)...

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Mets Minors Recap: Gilbert, Dohm Continue to Excel

Pitcher Nate Dohm delivered a standout performance for the St. Lucie Mets (Single-A) on Saturday, striking out six over 5 1/3 strong innings. The 22-year-old right-handed starter continued his stellar season, lowering his ERA to an impressive 2.22 while boosting his strikeout total to 30. Meanwhile, outfielder Drew Gilbert launched his first Triple-A homer of the season. He continues to impress...

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Mets Minors Recap: Ronny Mauricio Returns to Play

Ronny Mauricio made his long-awaited debut Sunday and recorded a hit as the 24-year-old looks to make his way onto the big league roster. Also on Sunday, Marco Vargas and A.J. Ewing both earned promotions to Brooklyn after tearing it up in Port St Lucie. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (12-14) 6 Worcester Red Sox (14-11) 5  BOX SCORE RF Rafael Ortega– 2-for-3, HR , 2B, 2 RBI(1.000 OPS) LF Billy McKinney...

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Mets Minors Recap: Clifford Homers Again, Sproat Struggles for Syracuse

Brandon Sproat got roughed up during his outing for Triple-A Syracuse against Worcester on Thursday. The 24-year-old raised his season ERA to 5.79 and is still trying to find his footing. On the positive side, Ryan Clifford homered for the second-straight day with Double-A Binghamton, and Eli Serrano had a big day for High-A Brooklyn. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (10-12) 1, Worcester Red Sox (14-9)...

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