Mets’ Jonah Tong debuts cutter in Grapefruit League game

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 success after winning his first Major League decision, but success can be fickle, and it can disappear as quickly as it arrived. “Looking back, it’s how he was able to bounce back,” the Mets skipper said Wednesday at Clover Park. “He had a tough outing where I don’t think he made it out of the first inning, and he came back the next day and he was just willing to get better and learn from that experience. At this...