Absolutely a kid, but summoned the club's all-time pitcher...Is this real? Crazy
Aug 30, 2025
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Jonah Tong (22) of the New York Mets pitched five innings against the Miami Marlins at Citi Field in New York on the 30th, six hits, four strikeouts and four runs (one earned) with no hits and no walks.
Tong's debut match. Tong, who ranked fourth in the major league pipeline selection of Mets prospects, drew attention for his pitching that reminded Tim Rinscomb, a two-time Cy Young Award winner.
MLB.COM, the official major league website, sheds light on Tong's debut game. According to the media, four hours before Tong made his major league debut, an employee of the Mets clubhouse was watching a TV broadcast about the team's rookie pitcher. He shakes his head as the camera closes in on Tong's face and "Absolutely a child. You're putting him on the mound?."
MLB.COM said it would be foolish to underestimate the barrel just by looking at its appearance. Tong made a perfect debut.
He neatly stopped the first inning with three outs and a double by the leadoff batter in the second inning, but did not lose a run.
A run came out in the fifth inning. He had two hits from the start, leading to a run. After that, he seemed to be over the crisis with three strikeouts, but consecutive fielders' errors added a run. He caught the second out count with a catcher foul fly, but added two runs with a timely hit. He allowed four runs, but ended the inning with a strikeout. Tong kept the mound until the fifth inning and came down the mound.
There were four runs, but there was no change in winning. He lightened the youngest's shoulders early by scoring a total of 12 points until the second inning in the lineup. In the end, the Mets won 19-9, and Tong became the winning pitcher on his debut.
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In addition, he introduced a meaningful record. He became the second rookie under the age of 22 in Mets history to throw five or more innings in his debut and record one earned run or less. The first was Dwight Gooden, he said. Gooden is a pitcher who pitched 2,800 ⅓ innings in the Major League and won 194 games. He won 17 games in his first year and 24 the following year. He was the best pitcher ever to win more than 15 games every season until his fifth year.
After the game, Tong said "Everything I've dreamed of since childhood" I can't believe this has become a reality. All I can say is that I'm crazy.
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said, `Didn't the fans react. We will accept that energy" and intend to switch to a six-person rotation including Tong"
Tong told this story, `I will do my best day by day. I'm really happy about this," he said, expressing his excitement included in the Major League's starting lineup.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
