BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) — New York Mets pitching prospect Jonah Tong dominated his way to Eastern League Pitcher of the Month in May with perfection, strikeouts, and more strikeouts.
The 21-year-old Top-100 MLB prospect finished the month with a 1.35 ERA, .90 WHIP, .122 batting average against, and 42 strikeouts in five starts. Tong notably nearly completed a seven-inning perfect game against Reading on May 10, but exited with 6 2/3 perfect innings and 13 strikeouts before the perfecto was finished off.
Tong, New York's No. 4 prospect, is the first Rumble Ponies pitcher to win the award since Dom Hamel in 2023. The fireballer has come into his own as both a pitcher and a professional since being drafted in the seventh round of the 2022 MLB Amateur Draft. On top of a stellar May, Ton