Welcome to the SP Roundup, my daily fantasy baseball article reviewing every starting pitcher’s performance from every Thursday game. I apologize for the jokes written in my delirium in advance. Have questions? Ask me during my office hours on Playback.tv weekday mornings from 10 am-12 pm ET. Jonah Tong (NYM) vs SDP (W) – 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 Hits, …
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A crowd that came to see Jonah Tong and Jacob deGrom waited too long to see the latter because they saw the former for far too long during a disastrous first inning. Tong released the first pitch of Friday’s game at Citi Field at 7:11 p.m., when a fan base that has quickly fallen in love with the 22-year-old prospect …
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NEW YORK — After it all, after this night of so many unforgettable firsts, what Jonah Tong will remember most is what he couldn’t feel. It was the moment he was walking back to the dugout, a fifth-inning strikeout punctuating his major-league debut against the Marlins and sending the sellout crowd of Citi Field into another frenzy. “Everything got a …
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For what surely will be the only time this year at Citi Field, a Juan Soto strikeout was met with cheers. Another long bottom of the inning had mercifully ended, this one entailing the Mets scoring seven runs. Finally, the 42,112 on hand could be done with the overwhelming and over-boring Mets offense and could watch Jonah Tong pitch again. …
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At age 14, Jonah Tong wanted to chase his baseball dreams as an outfielder. He told his coach with the Toronto Mets that he did not care to pitch because he was having so much fun hitting. “Yeah,” Rich Leitch told him, “but you’re not very good at it.” “But I’m still the best defensive outfielder that we’ve got,” Tong …
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The Minor Leagues’ most effective pitcher this season is getting his shot at the Majors. The 22-year-old right-hander leads Minor League full-season qualifiers with 179 strikeouts as well as a 1.43 ERA, .148 average-against, 40.5 percent strikeout rate, 29.9 K-BB% and 1.66 FIP over 113 2/3 innings at Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Syracuse this season. His 0.92 WHIP places second …
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3:03pm: Mets manager Carlos Mendoza confirmed that Tong will be promoted and make his major league debut against the Marlins this Friday, per ESPN’s Jorge Castillo. 2:46pm: The Mets are set to promote top pitching prospect Jonah Tong for his major league debut, reports Will Sammon of The Athletic. They’ll need to clear space on both the 40-man and 26-man …
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There is some feeling within the Mets organization that right-handed pitching prospect Jonah Tong could make his MLB debut before the 2025 season is up, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports. Tong only just made his debut with Triple-A Syracuse on August 16 and hadn’t been projected as “a consideration for the Major League roster this year,” Puma …
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