QUEENS, NY — Brandon Sproat was thought to be the next logical promotion from Triple-A to bolster the New York Mets' rotation for their stretch run. But the 24-year-old right-hander's wait for a big-league call will have to wait a little longer.

The Mets opted for Jonah Tong to make his MLB debut on Friday against the Miami Marlins at Citi Field despite making only two starts in Triple-A after dominating the Double-A ranks for the first four months of the season.

The 22-year-old only needed those two starts to convince president of baseball operations David Stearns and manager Carlos Mendoza that he's the guy. He threw 12.1 scoreless innings and struck out 15 while allowing eight hits.

"He dominated the minor leagues, and when you keep getting those types of performances, it's hard to i

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