CBN Minor League Player of the Week — Jonah Tong
Toronto Mets alum Jonah Tong (Markham, Ont.) has been named Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week after he pitched 6 2/3 perfect innings in his start for the New York Mets’ double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies. Photo: Mets Development/X
May 13, 2025
By Kevin Glew
Canadian Baseball Network
Right-hander Jonah Tong (Markham, Ont.) started and tossed 6 2/3 perfect innings for the New York Mets’ double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies in their 6-0 win over the Reading Fightin’ Phils in the second game of a doubleheader on Saturday.
Tong fanned 13 batters, but was removed after 99 pitches. Right-hander T.J. Shook came in to record the final out to complete the first perfect game in Rumble Ponies’ history.
For his efforts, Tong has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league Player of the Week.
“Couldn’t have had a better day, especially before Mother’s Day,” Tong told MLB.com’s Brendan Samson after the game. “I’m going to dedicate that to my mom.”
Tong struck out the side in the first and fifth innings and fanned two batters each in the second, third and sixth innings to earn his first win of the season.
The Toronto Mets alum, who owns a 2.57 ERA and has 51 strikeouts in 28 innings in six starts for the Rumble Ponies this season, was also named the Eastern League Player of the Week and the Mets’ Minor League Pitcher of the Week.
The 6-foot-1 right-hander was selected in the seventh round of the 2022 MLB draft by the Mets.
2025 CBN minor league Player of the Week Winners
Opening Day to April 7 - Eric Hartman (St. Albert, Alta.), Braves
April 7 to April 14 - Noah Myers (Wyoming, Ont.), Rays
April 15 to April 20 - Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.), Red Sox
April 21 to April 27 - Matt Lloyd (Okotoks, Alta.), Cardinals
April 28 to May 4 - Matt Lloyd (Okotoks, Alta.), Cardinals
May 5 to May 11 - Jonah Tong (Markham, Ont.), Mets
Top Canadian Minor League Performances for May 6 to May 11 (Stats Compiled by Pete Berryman)
Hitters
Pitchers