Mets Minors Recap: Tong Dazzles In Second Triple-A Start

Jonah Tong dazzled in his second outing for Triple-A Syracuse, firing six shutout innings with eight strikeouts. The 22-year-old right-handed pitcher has now racked up 11 scoreless frames and 17 strikeouts across his first two Triple-A starts, as noted by MMO’s Michael Mayer.

Mike Puma of the New York Post reported before the game that Tong has, “entered the conversation,” for a potential 2025 call-up. A full breakdown of that report can be found here.

Triple-A

Syracuse Mets (64-61) 4, Indianapolis Indians (72-52) 0

Box Score

• SS Jett Williams: 1-for-5 (.555 OPS)
• LF Jared Young: 3-for-4, 2B, R (.926 OPS)
• C Ali Sánchez: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI (.766 OPS)

Williams finally snapped an 18 at-bat hit drought with a knock, although he swung at the first pitch in three of his five trips. He also opened the bottom of the first with a 100 mph line out to third.

Additionally, the Mets’ newly signed catcher, Sánchez, added a two-run double in the sixth for insurance, while Young turned in a three-hit day that included a double off the bat at 106.7 mph.

• RHP Jonah Tong: 6 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K (0.00 ERA)

It was once again the Tong show in Syracuse. The right-handed pitcher dominated through six innings, piling up 21 swings and misses with 63 of his 88 pitches going for strikes. His fastball topped out at 97.6 mph.

Flamethrowing reliever Dylan Ross followed with two scoreless frames. Both Tong and Ross are making their cases to push for a call-up to the big leagues.

Double-A

Portland Sea Dogs (57-59) 8, Binghamton Rumble Ponies 2

Box Score

• 2B A.J. Ewing: 2-for-4 (.831 OPS)
• 3B Jacob Reimer: 2-for-3, 2 2B, R, BB (.816 OPS)
• C Kevin Parada: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI; 3 K (.745 OPS)

It was a rough day offensively for Binghamton, who squandered multiple chances with runners in scoring position. They loaded the bases with two outs in the first before Kevin Parada struck out on three pitches. Parada later battled through a seven-pitch at-bat in the fifth with men on second and third but came up empty again.

One of the lone bright spots was third baseman Jacob Reimer, who posted another multi-hit effort. He’s now batting .283 with a .880 OPS and six extra-base hits in August.

• RHP Brendan Girton: 2/3 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (4.76 ERA)
• RHP Brian Metoyer: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (3.68 ERA)

The Rumble Ponies’ pitching staff had a rough day on Saturday. Starter Cameron Girton exited after just 2/3 of an inning with an apparent injury (per the team’s website) and bulk reliever Daniel Juarez struggled in relief.

High-A

Aberdeen Iron Birds (49-68) 5, Brooklyn Cyclones (68-51) 3

Box Score

• 3B Colin Houck: 1-for-2, R, BB, HBP, (.574 OPS)

The former first-round pick in Houck had a fantastic day at the plate, lining a single to center in the fourth and grinding out a nine-pitch at-bat in the fifth. Outside of Houck, however, Brooklyn’s offense struggled.

Three players struck out at least three times, including slugger Trace Willhoite, who had a golden sombrero. The Cyclones ended up going down on strikes a total of 14 times on the night.

• RHP Will Watson: 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K (1.70 ERA)

Watson extended his scoreless streak to 14 innings on Saturday, allowing just one hit over six strong frames. The Cyclones looked to have a solid 3-0 lead, but lefty Ryan Ammons struggled in relief, giving up four earned runs in just 2/3 of an inning, including two walks.

Hunter Hodges followed and issued three consecutive free passes. Overall, the Cyclones combined for five straight walks in the eighth between Ammons and Hodges.

Single-A

Palm Beach Cardinals (57-60) 6, St. Lucie Mets (70-48) 1

Box Score

• 3B Mitch Voit: 0-for-4, BB, SB (.470 OPS)

The Mets’ 2025 first-round pick continued his struggles on Saturday. Pitchers have been attacking him with low breaking balls and sky-high heaters, and he hasn’t made the necessary adjustments yet. He also committed an error in the field.

St. Lucie managed just one run, and the lineup struck out a combined 16 times.

• LHP Daviel Hurtado: 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (2.09 ERA)

MMO‘s No. 27-ranked prospect in Hurtado had another solid showing, tossing four scoreless with three strikeouts behind opener Oliver Ortega.

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