Mets Minors Recap: Jonah Tong Fires Four Scoreless

Jonah Tong started his season with Triple-A Syracuse on Friday the same way he finished it last year: with a scoreless performance. The 22-year-old tossed four innings (one hit, two walks, four strikeouts) to help the Mets to a 3-1 road victory over Worcester on Opening Day at Polar Park. He threw 42 of 73 pitches for strikes. Ronny Mauricio stole a base and scored a run.

Syracuse will play Worcester again Saturday at 4:05 p.m. ET. Its home opener is on Tuesday vs. Toledo. The other Mets affiliates get their seasons started next week. Low-A St. Lucie opens on Thursday at Palm Beach. Double-A Binghamton (at New Hampshire) and High-A Brooklyn (hosting Hudson Valley) begin play on Friday.

Triple-A

Syracuse Mets (1-0) 3, Worcester Red Sox (0-1) 1

Box Score

• 1B Ryan Clifford, 1-for-4, 2 K, E (.500 OPS)
• SS Ronny Mauricio, 1-for-4, R, SB, K (.500 OPS)
• CF Nick Morabito, 2-for-4, RBI, K (1.000 OPS)
• DH Jose Rojas, 1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI (1.250 OPS)

Clifford, who the Mets acquired at the 2023 trade deadline in a deal with the Astros for Justin Verlander, hit 24 homers at Binghamton last season and five more in 34 games at Syracuse. He is the No. 5 Mets prospect on MLB Pipeline. Rojas, 33, hit six homers in 83 career games he played in for the Angels in 2021-2022.

• RHP Jonah Tong (0.00 ERA) 4 IP, H, 2 BB, 4 K
• LHP Anderson Severino (0.00 ERA) 2 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K, W
• LHP Joe Jacques (0.00 ERA) IP, H, SV

Tong was the 2025 MiLB Pitching Prospect of the Year. He went 8-5 with a 1.59 ERA and 0.92 WHIP in 20 starts at Binghamton, then threw 11 2/3 scoreless innings at Syracuse over two starts before he was called up to the big leagues. He is the No. 48 prospect in baseball on MLB Pipeline and ranked third on the Mets behind Nolan McLean and Carson Benge.

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