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Mets option prized Canadian pitching prospect Jonah Tong to minor leagues

Mets option prized Canadian pitching prospect Jonah Tong to minor leagues | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - New York Mets starting pitcher Jonah Tong leaves the game during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Sept. 24, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — The New York Mets optioned Canadian pitching prospect Jonah Tong on Tuesday to Triple-A Syracuse.

The 22-year-old right-hander was 2-3 with a 7.71 ERA last season with the Mets.

Tong, a native of Markham, Ont., made a rapid and extraordinary rise last season from seventh-round pick in the amateur draft to among the best pitching prospects.

Tong traveled all the way to Georgia Premier Academy and the MLB Draft League to showcase his talents as a teenager. He was selected by the Mets in the 2022 amateur draft and gained attention in the minors in 2024, when he pitched at three levels.

With his slight build and drastic over-the-top delivery, Tong has often drawn comparisons to Tim Lincecum, a two-time NL Cy Young Award winner and four-time All-Star with the Giants who pitched in the majors from 2007-16.

Tong made two Grapefruit League starts for the Mets this spring training.

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