Less than two weeks after Nolan McLean’s debut, the Mets have decided to promote fellow right-handed pitching prospect Jonah Tong, manager Carlos Mendoza announced in Tuesday’s pre-game press conference. Tong will start against the Marlins on Friday night at Citi Field.

The 22-year-old Tong has dazzled in the minors this season, posting a 1.59 ERA with 162 K in 102.0 IP at Double-A Binghamton before being promoted to Triple-A Syracuse, where he threw 11.2 innings of scoreless ball across two starts. A former seventh-round pick in 2022, the Ontario native is currently listed as the No. 4 prospect in the Mets organization and the No. 7 right-handed pitching prospect in baseball, according to MLB.com. He was also fourth on the Amazin’ Avenue 2025 prospect list.

Tong was selected to the Futu

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