Acce s the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. While one top Mets pitching prospect on Saturday, another did so up in Syracuse. Jonah Tong, who , Rob Scuderi Jersey was nothing short of dominant in his first appearance during Saturdays 5-0 win over the Red Wings, the Nationals Triple-A affiliate. Tong, 22, threw 5 / shutout innings, allowing just three hits along with nine strikeouts and two walks. The right-hander who is the No. 2 Mets pitching prospect, according to MLB Pipeline posted a dominant 1.59 ERA with Double-A Binghamton and struck out 162 acro s 20 starts. Explore More . dealt in his first start at AAA. Because of course he did. 5.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 9 K, giving him 172 (!!!) strikeouts on the season! Mets Player Development (@MetsPlayerDev) Tong whom the Mets drafted in the seventh round in 2022 and is considered a step behind pitching prospects Brandon Sproat and Nolan McLean that he does not worry about when he will get called up to the big leagues. Thats not up to me. I [understand] it all, Tong told The Posts Mark Sanchez. Just going to be where my feet are. Its easy when you think of it that way, when you just control your controllables. Jonah Tong pitched 5 2/3 scorele s innings in the Syracuse Mets 5-0 win over the Rochester Red Wings on Aug. 16, 2025. @SyracuseMets / X Jonah Tong throws a pitch during the first inning of a spring training game against the Nationals. Diamond Images/Getty Images The Markham, Ontario, native has seen a ma sive improvement compared to his rough start acro s Rookie and Low-A ball two seasons ago when he posted a combined 6.00 ERA through 21 innings. I think Ive gotten stronger, Tong said. Ive gotten mentally stronger as well. Weve tweaked some pitches here and there. But I honestly think just getting more experience and dealing with some adversity along the way has just helped me put myself in this position. CHECK OUT THE AND Earlier on Saturday, McLean had an impre sive debut for the Mets, throwing 5 / innings of shutout ball, allowing just two hits with eight strikeouts and four walks. Delivering insights on all things Amazins Sign up for Inside the Mets by Mike Puma, exclusively on Sports+ Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! McLean, who is the No. 1 Mets pitching prospect, was called up to the majors after posting a 2.45 ERA acro s Double and Triple-A this season. Jimmy Huntington Jersey