The Mets are promoting top pitching prospect Jonah Tong, per multiple reports.
Will Sammon of The Athletic was the first to report the promotion.
Tong will make his major league debut on Friday against the Miami Marlins at Citi Field, according to manager Carlos Mendoza.
Tong, 22, has had a meteoric rise through the Mets system, and he's been almost unhittable at every step along the way. Originally a seventh-round draft pick in 2022, Tong began this season with Double-A Binghamton, overpowering hitters to the tune of a 1.59 ERA and 162 strikeouts in 202 starts.
Tong was promoted to Triple-A Syracuse earlier this month, tossing 11.2 scoreless innings with 17 strikeouts in two appearances.
The No. 2 overall prospect in the Mets' system and the top pitching prospect according to Joe DeMayo, Tong spoke with SNY's Danny Abriano in June, discussing his evolving pitching arsenal and saying that he hadn't yet thought about what it would be like to take the mound as Citi Field.
"It’s always nice to dream," he said. "It’s always nice to imagine yourself out there. I’m trying to live up to just being where my feet are. I’ll let everybody else get excited about that. For me, I’m just really focused on one day at a time. I know eventually I’ll get into that position, but don’t know the timetable. So I’m just gonna take each day as it is."
On Friday, Tong's dream will become reality.