Morning Briefing: Jonah Tong to Stay With Mets

Good morning, Mets fans!

Per Will Sammon of The Athletic, Jonah Tong will be staying with the Mets after a strong season debut. In addition, the Mets are now planning to also recall relief pitcher Jonathan Pintaro from Triple-A. In 15 games and 25 2/3 innings with Syracuse, he has a 2.81 ERA. Sammon went on to note that the Mets optioned Zach Thornton as well.

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