Mets pitching prospect R.J. Gordon has been named the Eastern League’s Pitcher of the Month for August. The 23-year-old went 4-0 with a 2.08 ERA, 42 strikeouts, and just nine walks in 34.2 innings over the course of six starts in the month.
Picked by the Mets in the 13th round in 2024, Gordon made his professional debut in High-A Brooklyn to start the year, and he got promoted to Double-A Binghamton after he made fifteen appearances for Brooklyn with a 3.06 ERA, 76 strikeouts, and 31 walks in 67.2 innings with the Cyclones.
Gordon is one of several intriguing pitchers in the Mets’ minor league system, joining current teammates Jonathan Santucci, Jack Wenninger, and the injured Zach Thornton in making a good impression in their time in Binghamton this year. And of course. both Nolan McLean and Jonah Tong spent part of their 2025 season in Binghamton this year before getting promoted to Syracuse and then to the Mets’ rotation. Brandon Sproat, who spent part of last season in Binghamton and started this season in Syracuse, is set to join McLean and Tong in making his major league debut when he pitches in Cincinnati on Sunday.