While the New York Mets saw the major-league debut of the heralded Cade Horton in Queens, one of their own top pitching prospects submitted as dominant a start as the organization has seen in years.
Jonah Tong, who entered the season ranked eighth in The Athletic’s top prospects in the organization, retired all 20 batters he faced in Double-A Binghamton’s 6-0 win over the Reading Fightin’ Phils. Tong was pulled one out shy of a seven-inning perfect game in the nightcap to Saturday’s doubleheader for the Rumble Ponies. He struck out 13 batters.
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A seventh-round pick in 2022, Tong was one of the Mets’ breakout performers last season, compiling a 3.03 ERA and 34.2 percent strikeout rate in 113 innings across three levels, finishing the year with two starts at Binghamton.
He’s been even more dominant to open this season. Through six starts, Tong has a 2.57 ERA and a 44.7 percent strikeout rate.
Most impressive about his outing Saturday was his command. Tong entered the day walking nearly 15 percent of opposing hitters, and his ultimate success as a starter probably depends on his ability to limit those free passes moving forward. Saturday was just the fourth start of his professional career in which he didn’t walk a batter. His 6 2/3 innings Saturday tied a career high; his 99 pitches set one.
As self-aware a 21-year-old prospect as you’ll find, Tong has tinkered with his arsenal this year to extract more velocity from his 6-foot-1 frame and to tighten up his slider into more of a traditional cutter. After Saturday, opposing teams are hitting .162 against Tong with just three extra-base hits.
Reliever T.J. Shook finished off the perfect game for the Rumble Ponies with a strikeout himself.
(Photo: Joe Robbins / Icon Sportswire via Associated Press)
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