Brandon Sproat and Jonah Tong haven’t been in the big league clubhouse long enough to enjoy some of the perks afforded to top rookies. The Mets ‘ schedule hasn’t worked out to allow for lavish team dinners or sightseeing trips, but team leaders promise that something is coming soon that will celebrate their arrivals to the big leagues.
However, if you ask the rookie righties themselves, they’ll tell you the veterans on the team have already made them feel like they’re legitimate big leaguers.
“It was definitely nice having to have met them during spring training, so I was able to get a feel for the older guys and kind of how they are as people and as players,” Sproat told the Daily News on Wednesday. “Coming here, they were super welcoming. Everyone was like, ‘Hey, man, whatever you