Overview

• The seventh-round pick from 2022 earned the start after leading all minor leaguers this year in ERA and strikeouts.
• Tong posted an 8-5 record with a 1.59 ERA and 162 strikeouts in 102 innings at Double-A, then threw 11 2/3 scoreless innings at Triple-A.
• Manager Carlos Mendoza praised Tong as ready, with the club indicating his spot could extend based on big-league performance.
• His promotion follows fellow prospect Nolan McLean’s successful call-up earlier this month, which reinforced the Mets’ youth movement in the rotation.
• The Markham, Ontario native, nicknamed “The Canadian Cannon,” will wear No. 21 for his debut, with family and his first pro pitching coach in attendance.