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Mets Minors Recap: Tong Brilliant for Binghamton; Brooklyn Wins 5th Straight

By David Melendi

May 18, 2025 No comments

Jonah Tong. Photo Credit” Matt Kipp from Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Jonah Tong wasn’t perfect, but he was fantastic again on Saturday. Making his first start since he struck out 13 in a combined perfect game, the 21-year-old Canadian threw six scoreless innings, struck out eight and lowered his ERA to 2.12 in leading Double-A Binghamton to a 12-0 victory over Hartford. The Single-A Cyclones won their fifth straight game behind multi-hit games from A.J. Ewing and Jacob Reimer.

Triple-A

Lehigh Valley IronPigs (30-14) 6, Syracuse Mets (20-24) 7

Box Score

Reetz’s three-run homer highlighted a six-run first inning. Syracuse led 7-0 through five innings before holding on for the one-run victory, with lefty Colin Poche throwing a scoreless ninth to earn the save.

  • RHP Joander Suarez (8.31 ERA) 5.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 3 K, W
  • LHP Colin Poche (7.71 ERA) IP, BB, K, SV

Double-A

Binghamton Rumble Ponies (21-16) 12, Hartford Yard Goats (21-16) 0

Box Score

Parada homered in the fifth inning and again in the ninth. Clifford smacked a three-run double off the center-field wall.

  • RHP Jonah Tong (2.12 ERA) 6 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 8 K, W

Tong, who entered Saturday leading the Eastern League in strikeouts, has fanned 59 in 34 innings.

High-A

Winston-Salem Dash (12-26) 5, Brooklyn Cyclones (25-12) 8

Box Score

  • LF Chris Suero, 1-for-2, HR (7), RBI (23), 3 R, 2 SB (15), K (.899 OPS)
  • CF Carson Benge, 1-for-4, 2B, RBI (21), BB (.868 OPS)
  • 1B Jacob Reimer, 2-for-4, 2B, R, BB, K, CS (2) (1.085 OPS)
  • 2B A.J. Ewing, 3-for-5, 2 SB (12), K (.967 OPS)

Suero homered and made a diving, backhanded catch at the foul line. Ewing is 19-for-56 for a .339 batting average since being promoted to Brooklyn. Reimer entered Saturday slashing .336/.428/.649, leading the league in OPS.

  • RHP Noah Hall (1.82 ERA) 5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, ER, 2 BB, 5 K
  • RHP Saul Garcia (0.93 ERA) IP, H, ER, 2 BB, K

Hall, 24, was a seventh round pick out of the University of South Carolina in the 2023 draft. He has struck out 42 in 39.2 IP and given up one earned run or no earned runs in seven of his eight starts.

Low-A

St. Lucie Mets (20-18) 5, Daytona Tortugas (17-21) 6

Box Score

Juan, who homered for the second straight game, is slashing .304/.333/.478 in May.

Rookie Ball (Florida Complex League)

FCL Mets (3-7) 3, FCL Astros (6-4) 6

Box Score

Zayas, 19, of the Dominican Republic, slashed .239/.354/.367 with three homers last year in 130 plate appearances for the FCL Mets. The Mets scored three runs on three hits, made three errors and remained stuck on three wins.

  • RHP Jose Guevara (13.50 ERA) 3.2 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, BB, 2 K, HR