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The Mets Are Promoting Prospect Jonah Tong to the Majors! | Evan & Tiki

WFAN Daily

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3.8794 Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Evan and Shaun react to the breaking news that the Mets promoted top pitching prospect Jonah Tong to the major leagues.

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0:00.0

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0:22.8

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0:24.5

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0:22.6

We don't hold back and we don't waste your time.

0:24.4

We get to what actually matters.

0:29.9

That's Boomer and Gio and you can listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your pods.

0:36.6

The Mets have just announced that they are calling up 22-year-old super prospect,

0:40.2

Jonah Tong, a former seventh round pick from the 22 draft who has shot up

0:43.9

the prospect rankings list.

0:47.1

He has shot up in regards to how the Mets viewed him,

0:50.6

how Major League Baseball viewed him as a pitching prospect.

0:53.5

I gave you the numbers before the break.

0:54.9

If you're just tuning in, he pitched away 159 ERA at AA, was promoted to AAA a few weeks ago,

1:01.7

didn't allow a run in 11 and 2 thirds innings.

1:04.3

I've heard comparisons to Tim Linsicum to describe his windup, the velocity.

1:10.6

Let's see him. I still have seen only highlights of him. But the M-up, the velocity. Let's see him.

1:11.5

I still have seen only highlights of him. But the Mets have called up Jonah Tom. Now, there are three ways they can use him. And I have been told that we now know how they're going to use him, which Sean knows. I don't know it yet. He'll reveal it after. But let me give you the three options on what I would do. and then you will tell us what the Mets are going to do with Let Me See That Tong.

1:29.8

Are you ready?

1:30.3

Yeah.

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Number one, they could use them as a weapon out of the bullpen. We have seen teams do this before. We saw the Yankees do it many years ago with Young Jabba Chamberlain, even with Phil Hughes. The Rangers do it with Neftali Feliz. The Cardinals do it with Adam Wainwright. Bad memories. Yep. So they could use him as a big-time arm out of the bullpen. Option number two is they could look at some of their starters that struggle to go five innings and say, Jonah, you're going to follow up a guy after four innings. A piggyback. A piggyback. And then the third option,

2:02.1

which is what I would choose, is you take a guy who's made basically nothing but starts in the

2:08.6

minor leagues and say you're a starter. And we're going to give you the opportunity to be Nolan

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