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He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Mets are making unique history from Saturday through Monday in their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cincinnati-reds/why-terry-francona-isnt-managing-reds-vs-mets">games against the Cincinnati Reds</a> and Philadelphia Phillies.</p><p>New York was coming off a 5-4 win over the Reds, beginning the three-game set. Going into Saturday’s contest, the team decided to declare their three starting pitchers for the next three days.</p><p>Jonah Tong had the mound on Saturday, Brandon Sproat will start on Sunday while Nolan McLean will headline the bullpen on Monday. This <a href="https://x.com/SlangsOnSports/status/1964494036057936200" rel="noopener">presents unique history for the franchise</a>, per MLB reporter Sarah Slangs.</p><p>“With Jonah Tong starting today and Brandon Sproat and Nolan McLean scheduled to start Sunday and Monday, this will be the first time in Mets history they start 3 straight pitchers, each entering having made 4 career MLB appearances or fewer,” Slangs wrote.</p><h2><b>How Jonah Tong, Mets played against Reds</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Mets-news-Jonah-Tong-starts-off-NYs-historic-three-game-stretch-2.jpg"><figcaption>Frank Bowen IV-USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Unfortunately for Jonah Tong, his start wouldn’t end with a win as the Mets lost 6-3 to the Reds on Saturday.</p><p>New York’s offense didn’t meet the moment throughout the matchup. They landed nine hits after 33 at-bats but were unable to make the big plays down the stretch to get momentum against Cincinnati.</p><p>The Mets’ bullpen had their issues against the Reds’ offense. They conceded six hits after 28 at-bats, including three home runs in the second, third and fourth innings. Tong lasted six innings on the mound, striking out six batters while allowing three hits and four runs.</p><p>New York fell to a 76-66 record on the season, holding the second spot of the NL East Division standings. They are seven games behind the Philadelphia Phillies for the top seed.</p><p>The Mets will look to bounce back in their series finale against the Reds, hoping to secure the tiebreaker. The contest will take place on Sept. 7 at 1:40 p.m. ET.</p><p>After that, they will begin their next series against the Phillies. They will remain on the road for that one as Game 1 will take place on Sept. 8 at 6:45 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jonah Tong starts off Mets’ historic three-game stretch

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-jonah-tong-accomplishes-feat-that-hasnt-been-seen-in-90-years');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets’ Jonah Tong accomplishes feat that hasn’t been seen in 90 years');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Mets-SP-Jonah-Tong.jpg?w=1024"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mets’ Jonah Tong accomplishes feat that hasn’t been seen in 90 years</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-30T12:35:25-07:00">August 30th, 12:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-30T12:35:25-07:00">August 30th, 12:35pm</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/jordan.llanes">Jordan Llanes</a>Jordan Llanes is a sports writer and reporter based in Florida. In addition to ClutchPoints, he writes for a few other publications covering the NFL, college sports and Tottenham Hotspur. When he's not writing, Jordan enjoys spending time with his fiancée, cats, family and friends, as well as catching the latest TV shows and movies, and traveling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Despite being five games behind the Philadelphia Phillies for the NL East lead, the New York <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-2-roster-moves-before-marlins-clash">Mets continue to push forward.</a> Fresh off two series wins, including a sweep of the Phillies at Citi Field, the Mets hosted another division rival in the Miami Marlins. Although New York lost the series opener Thursday, they rebounded strongly with a 19-9 win over the Marlins on Friday. Mets starting pitcher Jonah Tong earned the win in his major league debut, and X (formerly Twitter) account OptaSTATS <a href="https://x.com/OptaSTATS/status/1961624905029403073" rel="noopener">revealed just how rare</a> Tong’s debut was.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jonah Tong of the <a href="https://twitter.com/Mets?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Mets</a> is the second pitcher in the modern era to earn the win in his MLB debut while having his team score 19+ runs for the game.</p><p>The other was Earl Huckleberry for the Philadelphia A's against the White Sox on September 13, 1935 (19-7 final score). <a href="https://t.co/qs3pvnEzkM">pic.twitter.com/qs3pvnEzkM</a></p><p>— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaSTATS/status/1961624905029403073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Jonah Tong of the @Mets is the second pitcher in the modern era to earn the win in his MLB debut while having his team score 19+ runs for the game,” posted the sports stats focused page. “The other was Earl Huckleberry for the Philadelphia A’s against the White Sox on September 13, 1935 (19-7 final score).”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-calls-pitching-prospect-first-start-friday-marlins">Tong went five innings,</a> striking out six Marlins while allowing four runs on the night, although only one was earned. Even though the Mets’ defense hurt Tong just a bit in his debut, it was still an excellent showing from the 22-year-old. As he rose through New York’s minor league system, there were questions whether or not the right-hander would make it to the big leagues this season. Now, after his debut, the question is this: could Tong and fellow starter Nolan McLean, another recently promoted top prospect, be a part of the Mets’ postseason rotation?</p><h2><b>Mets seeing remarkable progression from young starters</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Mets-SP-Nolan-McLean_d4de77.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>As the Mets look to make a return trip to the NL Championship Series, it’s clear that there’s still work to do. With the MLB trade deadline come and gone, the promotion of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-nolan-mclean-randy-johnson-territory">top prospects like McLean</a> and Tong might be the best way to boost a veteran roster. At the moment, with the rookies in the rotation, it looks like New York is going with a six-man group. Although rare, it should help the Mets give their starters a lighter workload as they chase down a playoff spot.</p><p>While Tong wowed the baseball world on Friday, McLean has made a bigger impact to this point. The 24-year-old is 3-0 with a 0.89 ERA so far, with Wednesday night’s win over the Phillies his latest and best gem. It’s also possible that the highly regarded Brandon Sproat, the last of New York’s top pitching prospects at Triple-A, could see some time at Citi Field as well. Can the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-nolan-mclean-tom-seavers-record-phillies-beatdown">rookies help lift the Mets</a> past an NLCS hump and into the World Series?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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