Gilbert has added a changeup that brings his total arsenal to six different pitches in terms of the looks he can present to different hitters. His vision for the pitch is to use it in conjunction with ...

Following a brief stint with the Mets at the tail end of the 2025 season, Jonah Tong knew he had to add to his pitching arsenal heading into this year’s camp in Port St. Lucie. Primarily a ...

That’s the critical nuance. The cutter isn’t something you lean on immediately. You introduce it, control it, keep hitters honest about it. Messick made exactly that point himself: you don’t have to ...

Spring Training is always a testing ground for new pitches. It seems like every pitcher is trying something new with their arsenal. The regular season is another story. New pitch experiments from the ...

The New York Mets are not requesting Jonah Tong to increase his velocity. They’re not requesting that he abandon his delivery. They’re not even expecting him to completely change who he is. According ...

It started out as a joke: while Cal Raleigh is away, his pitchers will play. Cal’s clubhouse chair wasn’t even cold before Logan Gilbert made a start where he was throwing his cutter and sinker, two ...

PORT ST. LUCIE — What impressed Carlos Mendoza the most about Jonah Tong‘s five-game big league stint last summer was his ability to wipe the slate clean after tough outings. Tong was an instant ...

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