Morning Briefing: Jonah Tong Set to Start Mets’ Spring Breakout Game
Good morning, Mets fans!
Right-handed pitching prospect Jonah Tong is set to start for the Mets in their Spring Breakout game today against the Washington Nationals. This is the second year of the Spring Breakout, with a chance for some of the top prospects on teams throughout the league to compete against each other and show off their skills.
Tong, 21, pitched 85 innings for the Mets’ High-A affiliate, the Brooklyn Cyclones, last season, posting a 3.71 ERA.
It’s being broadcast on SNY.
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The Mets fell 4-1 to the Nationals on Saturday. Opening Day starter Clay Holmes pitched 4 1/3 innings, allowing two earned runs. Max Kranick, who had been solid this spring, struggled in relief, surrendering two earned runs on three hits over 1 1/3 innings.
Speaking with Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, Mets catching prospect Hayden Senger, who has a real chance to make the Mets’ Opening Day roster, revealed he spends his offseason stocking shelves at Whole Foods.
“Four days per week, Senger wakes up around 5 a.m., reports to Whole Foods an hour later and stocks product until noon, DiComo wrote. “Typically, Senger moves groceries from U-Boat carts onto the sales floor, lugging all sorts of items around the store. Often, he’ll pick up an extra shift on a Friday or Saturday. More than once, a coworker has asked him for an autograph.”
In 55 total games across three different minor league levels last season, including Single-A, Double-A, and Triple-A, Senger batted .234/.302/.363/.665 with three home runs and 29 RBIs.
On Monday, Mike Vasil will start for the Tampa Bay Rays, against the Mets. Vasil was drafted in the Rule 5 draft by the Phillies, before immediately being dealt to the Rays. Over four appearances this spring, Vasil has a 9.45 ERA.
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According to Pat Ragazzo of SI, the Phillies have expressed interest in trading for Padres pitcher Dylan Cease. Throwing 189 1/3 innings for the Padres last season, Cease recorded a 14-11 record along with a 3.47 ERA.
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