Mets Daily Prospect Report, 7/19/25: Tong keeps on rolling

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Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (31-44/13-5)

SYRACUSE 7, NORFOLK 6 (SUSPENDED - BOTTOM 7)

This exciting back-and-forth contest was suspended in the bottom of the seventh after a 40-minute rain delay. The game will resume tonight at 5:30pm followed by Syracuse’s regularly scheduled game, which will be nine innings. Prior to the tarp coming on the field, Francisco Alvarez’s homer gave Syracuse an early lead, but the Tides bounced back and eventually built a two-run lead of their own. But the game will resume with Syracuse having gone back in front

7-6 thanks to a bases-loaded walk. Between the third and seventh innings, Syracuse left ten men on base. José Buttó also worked around two hits to pitch a scoreless inning to open the game in his first Triple-A rehab appearance.

• LF José Azocar: 2-5, R, RBI, 3 K, SB
• RF Gilberto Celestino: 2-3, 2 R, 2B, HR, RBI, 2 BB, SB
• C Francisco Alvarez: 1-4, R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 K
• SS Pablo Reyes: 2-4, R, 2 2B
• CF Drew Gilbert: 1-4
• DH Joey Meneses: 2-4, 2B, K
• PR Omar De Los Santos: 0-0, R
• 1B David Villar: 1-4, 2 K
• 3B Luke Ritter: 0-2, R, 2 BB, K
• 2B Yonny Hernández: 1-3, RBI, BB
• REHAB ALERT: P José Buttó: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
• P Nolan McLean: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
• P Justin Hagenman: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

ROSTER ALERT: New York Mets sent RHP José Buttó on a rehab assignment to Syracuse Mets.

ROSTER ALERT: OF Omar De Los Santos assigned to Syracuse Mets from Binghamton Rumble Ponies.

ROSTER ALERT: C Matt O’Neill assigned to Syracuse Mets from Binghamton Rumble Ponies.

Double-A: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (45-22*/13-6)

BINGHAMTON 3, NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 (BOX)

It was another good night for Jonah Tong, who yielded just one unearned run over 5 ¹⁄₃ innings while striking out seven coming off his performance in the Futures Game. Jett Williams scored all three Rumble Ponies runs in the victory. Nick Lorusso provided the go-ahead—and ultimately game-winning—RBI single in the sixth when Binghamton threatened to put up a crooked number, but could not capitalize on a bases loaded, one out situation. Still, the Ponies added an insurance run in the seventh and it was enough for the bullpen, which was spotless the rest of the way. Anthony Nunez struck out three of the four batters he faced to earn his third save of the season.

• SS Jett Williams: 2-4, 3 R, 2B, BB, K, SB
• RF-CF Carson Benge: 2-4, BB
• CF Nick Morabito: 0-2, 2 K
• 1B Nick Lorusso: 2-2, 2 RBI, BB
• 1B-RF Ryan Clifford: 0-4, BB, 2 K
• 3B Jacob Reimer: 0-3, K
• DH Chris Suero: 0-4, 3 K
• LF D’Andre Smith: 1-3, BB, K
• C Kevin Parada: 1-4, 2B, 3 K
• 2B Wyatt Young: 0-2, 2 BB, K
• P Jonah Tong: 5.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
• P Luis Moreno: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
• P Ryan Lambert: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
• P Anthony Nunez: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

ROSTER ALERT: LHP Felipe De La Cruz assigned to Binghamton Rumble Ponies from Syracuse Mets.

ROSTER ALERT: LHP Daniel Juarez assigned to Binghamton Rumble Ponies from Syracuse Mets.

ROSTER ALERT: C Chris Suero assigned to Binghamton Rumble Ponies from Brooklyn Cyclones.

ROSTER ALERT: RHP Joshua Cornielly assigned to Binghamton Rumble Ponies from Syracuse Mets.

ROSTER ALERT: RHP Cameron Foster assigned to Binghamton Rumble Ponies from Syracuse Mets.

High-A: Brooklyn Cyclones (46-20*/11-11)

HUB CITY 5, BROOKLYN 4 (BOX)

The Cyclones were stunned in walk-off loss at the hands of the Spartanburgers. Brendan Girton and Raimon Gómez combined for six no-hit innings before Hub City clawed back two runs in the seventh and eventually walked it off in the ninth on a bases-clearing double by Arturo Disla off Brett Banks after Ryan Ammons loaded the bases. Girton racked up a career-high nine strikeouts in his standout performance for Brooklyn.

• 2B Marco Vargas: 0-4, K
• RF Eli Serrano III: 0-2, R, 2 BB, K
• CF A.J. Ewing: 3-4, R, 2B
• 3B Colin Houck: 0-3, RBI, K
• SS Boston Baro: 0-3, RBI, K
• C Ronald Hernandez: 1-3, R, BB, K, SB
• 1B Corey Collins: 0-4, 3 K
• LF Diego Mosquera: 0-3, BB
• DH Troy Schreffler Jr.: 1-3, R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 K
• P Brendan Girton: 4.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K
• P Raimon Gomez: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
• P Jace Beck: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
• P Chandler Marsh: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
• P Ryan Ammons: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
• P Brett Banks: 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

ROSTER ALERT: RHP Frank Elissalt assigned to Brooklyn Cyclones from St. Lucie Mets.

Single-A: St. Lucie Mets (34-31*/14-7)

PALM BEACH 7, ST. LUCIE 0 (BOX)

It was an ugly one for St. Lucie, who were shut out by the Cardinals 7-0. The Mets didn’t record their first hit until one out in the eighth but the Cardinals piled on with three runs in the ninth to blow the game open. The only silver lining was three perfect innings from reliever Alfred Vega. The Mets didn’t pitch too terribly, striking out 14 and yielding only four hits collectively, but St. Lucie committed five errors in the field, which proved costly.

• 2B Trey Snyder: 0-4, 3 K
• SS Jeremy Rodriguez: 0-3, BB, SB, E
• C Daiverson Gutierrez: 0-4, K, E
• RF Yohairo Cuevas: 1-4, 2B, K
• DH Trace Willhoite: 0-2, 2 BB, K
• 1B Vincent Perozo: 0-4, 2 K
• 3B Kevin Villavicencio: 0-3
• CF Yonatan Henriquez: 0-3, K, 2 E
• LF Willy Fanas: 1-3, K, SB
• P Cristofer Gomez: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
• P Alfred Vega: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
• P Layonel Ovalles: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
• P Jorge De Leon: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
• P Wilson Lopez: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

ROSTER ALERT: RHP Jace Hampson assigned to St. Lucie Mets from FCL Mets.

Rookie: FCL Mets (23-27)

GAME 1: FCL Mets 4, FCL Astros 0 (BOX)

This was the completion of a suspended game from July 2. Jonathan Jimenez pitched the rest of the game for the Mets and earned the victory with three hitless innings.

• SS-3B Branny De Oleo: 1-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2 SB
• 2B Vladi Gomez: 0-3
• SS Bohan Adderley: 0-1, E
• CF Edward Lantigua: 2-3, 2 RBI, BB, K, 2 SB
• C Julio Zayas: 1-3, BB, K
• LF Randy Guzman: 2-3, 2B
• DH Jeffry Rosa: 0-3, K
• 3B-2B Dangelo Sarmiento: 0-2, R, BB, 2 K
• 1B Daniel Silva: 0-0, R, 3 BB
• RF Haniel German: 0-2, BB, K
• P Omar Victorino: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
• P Yuhi Sako: 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
• P Jonathan Jimenez: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

GAME 2: FCL METS 2, FCL ASTROS 1 (BOX)

The Astros got out to an early 1-0 and retained it until the seventh when the Mets rallied for two runs to walk it off. Edward Lantigua provided the game-winning RBI double to cap off a big day at the plate.

• SS Bohan Adderley: 1-3, BB, K
• 3B Branny De Oleo: 0-4, R, K, SB, E
• CF Edward Lantigua: 3-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, K
• DH-C Julio Zayas: 1-2
• 1B Randy Guzman: 0-2, BB
• 2B Dangelo Sarmiento: 0-3, 2 K
• C Daniel Silva: 0-3, 2 K
• LF Jeffry Rosa: 1-3, 2B, K
• RF Haniel German: 1-2, R, BB
• P Omar Victorino: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
• P Anthony Crespo: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
• P Yuhi Sako: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
• P Elwis Mijares: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

STAR OF THE NIGHT

Jonah Tong

GOAT OF THE NIGHT

Ryan Ammons

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