Mets Prospect Jonah Tong Named 2025 Pitching Prospect of the Year

Mets pitching prospect Jonah Tong, 22, was recognized for his dominant 2025 minor league season at the third annual MiLB Awards Show, earning the 2025 Pitching Prospect of the Year and All-MiLB Prospect First Team honors. Ranked as SNY's No. 2 prospect (though a tweet also referred to him as No. 4), Tong posted a 10-5 record with a 1.43 ERA and 179 strikeouts over 113.2 innings combined across Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Syracuse. He was promoted to Triple-A in mid-August, where he threw 11.2 scoreless innings with 17 strikeouts in two starts. Tong, also known as the "Canadian Cannon," earned a promotion to the majors and is expected to play a major role in 2026, marking his official rookie season.