"In a season without a lot of pleasant surprises you gotta be pleasantly surprised at how awesome Nolan McLean's been through three starts. Steve Cohen in fact has already decreed to retire No. 26 in a ceremony next season. But before that, we're getting a potentially better young pitcher in Jonah Tong, whose motion recalls Tim Lincecum and who'll be wearing No. 21."
"I ran into friend of MBTN Dave the other night at CitiField and we agreed that of the available numbers (we went though them all), 21 was the best for Tong. That's in part because it's just a badass number, but also because it aligns with McLean's 26 as a kind of new identifier of a rising Met rotation-sort of like when the 86ers took numbers in the teens or the accident of Matz, Harvey and Syndergaard occupying 32-34."
Nolan McLean has delivered three impressive starts, prompting owner Steve Cohen to announce a plan to retire No. 26 next season. Jonah Tong is emerging as a promising young pitcher with a motion reminiscent of Tim Lincecum and is slated to wear No. 21. Fans view 21 as a strong fit that complements McLean's 26 and could become a new rotation identifier, though young pitchers remain unpredictable and unconventional numbers are common. Only six pitchers have worn 21 for the Mets. Starling Marte has returned from injury and surpassed Jeff McNeil for most home runs by a Mets player wearing No. 6.
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