Tong Returns to Mets Rotation | New York Mets News

0:00It's September 6th. Welcome to New York Metz News Today, AI Power Coverage of Your Squad. Jonah Tong is heading back to the big leagues with the New York Metz. The 23-year-old right-hander is set to start in Miami against the Marlins on Monday. This marks his return as the club's number 5 prospect, and the Metz plan to keep him in the rotation for the rest of the season. Tong has been on a roll in AAA Syracuse, posting a 4-6 record with a 4.54 earned run average over 23 starts. More impressively, he's allowed just two runs in his last 21 and a third innings and had a strong 4-1 record with a 3.00 earned run average in his last 10 starts. He even came close to throwing two no-hitters in Syracuse, one of which was a combined no-hitter on July 30th. Before this call-up, Tong had a 3.60 earned run average and three relief appearances for the Metz earlier this year. Meanwhile, the Metz have optioned reliever Jeffrey Yan to triple-A Syracuse.

1:02Yan, whose energetic strikeout celebrations when viral, had a 1-1 record with a 5.68 earned run average in 13. Appearances for the team. Yan's departure comes after he allowed a crucial 2-run homer in Saturday's loss. The team has replaced him on the roster with Tobias Myers.