NEW YORK — Triple-A Syracuse manager Dickey Scott was running out of time. It was 3:25 p.m., and Jonah Tong , 22, the Mets ’ No. 3 prospect (Baseball America), had just completed a bullpen session, which was delayed because of rain on Tuesday.

The Mets were getting ready to announce Tong as Friday’s starter against the Miami Marlins , and he had no idea.

Scott needed to deliver the news before Mets manager Carlos Mendoza spoke with reporters at 4 p.m. He approached Tong, who was reviewing a slider he’d thrown to pitching coach A.J. Sager.

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“Hey, look, I made A.J. buckle,” Tong told Scott, playfully mocking his coach.

Eager to deliver the news, Scott changed the subject.

“How do you feel?” Scott as

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