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Jonah Tong’s phone ringing meant Brandon Sproat’s did not.

The Mets are calling up Tong , a phenom rocketing through their system who made just two starts with Triple-A Syracuse, while leaving Sproat (at least for now) in Syracuse, with whom he has pitched in 25 games.

The decision was partly a result of Tong authoring arguably the best season in all of minor league baseball and partly a result of simple scheduling.

The Mets wanted to insert a sixth starter Friday against the Marlins, which would push David Peterson — whose ERA is 6.31 on four days of rest and 2.25 when given the extra day — back

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