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The children shall lead the Mets — either into the promised land of October or despair.
With their season on the brink, the Mets are handing the ball to three kids. After Jonah Tong, who faced off against Jacob deGrom on Friday, will come Brandon Sproat and Nolan McLean in what has become a series critical to their playoff hopes.
The fate of a roughly $340 million roster filled with stars will be significantly decided by three young pitchers who entered this weekend with a total of eight major league starts.
Pretty crazy, right?
