The Mets are promoting four prospects in Joe DeMayo's midseason top 30 for SNY — infielder/center fielder Jett Williams (No. 1), right-handed pitcher Jonah Tong (No. 2), outfield Carson Benge (No. 3) and first baseman Ryan Clifford (No. 6) — from Double-A Binghamton to Triple-A Syracuse, according to a report Sunday by The Athletic's Will Sammon.
Outfielder A.J. Ewing (No. 9) is also going to Binghamton from High-A Brooklyn, Sammon reported.
Tong, 22, allowed one run on three hits while striking out eight over five innings Sunday in Binghamton's 2-0 loss to the Yankees-affiliated Somerset Patriots. He is 8-5 with a 1.59 ERA and 0.92 WHIP in 20 starts for Binghamton this season.
The 21-year-old Williams was the Mets' No. 14 overall pick in the first round of the 2022 MLB Draft. Through 96 games this season for Binghamton, he is slashing .281/.390/.477 with 10 home runs and 37 RBI.
Benge, 22, was New York's first-round pick in 2024 at No. 19 overall. Promoted to Binghamton June 23, Benge has slashed .317/.407/.571 with eight home runs and 23 RBI through 32 Double-A games.
Also 22, Clifford is slashing .243/.355/.493 with 24 home runs and 75 RBI through 105 games this season for Binghamton.
Ewing, meanwhile, is 21 and enjoying a breakout year after getting promoted from Low-A St. Lucie to Brooklyn. Through 78 games for Brooklyn, he is slashing .288/.387/.388 with two home runs and 26 RBI.
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