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Get to know R.J. Gordon, an unheralded Mets pitching project trying to reverse year of regression

Nypost · · 196 words · By Mark W Sanchez
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For a personification of the triumph that was the 2025 season in the Mets’ system — ESPN ranked the club’s farm the No.

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What happened

For a personification of the triumph that was the 2025 season in the Mets’ system — ESPN ranked the club’s farm the No.

Why it matters

1 in baseball last August — and a personification of the “regression” through much of this season that Steve Cohen has alluded to, consider R.J.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “ESPN ranked the club’s farm the No. 1 in baseball last August”
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The provided evidence includes general information about the New York Mets and their seasons, but no source mentions ESPN ranking their farm system as No. 1 in August.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 New York Mets season was the 64th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 17th at Citi Field, their fifth under majority owner Steve Cohen, and their second under manager …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_Mets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Mets season is the 65th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 18th at Citi Field, and their sixth under majority owner Steve Cohen. The Mets will attempt to imp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Mets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets
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Claim 2: “he climbed to Double-A Binghamton and finished the year with a 3.36 ERA and 147 strikeouts in 128 ⅔ innings”
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The specific stats (3.36 ERA, 147 strikeouts in 128 2/3 innings) and the move to Double-A Binghamton in 2025 are reported in one detailed article. Other sources mention him playing for Binghamton but do not confirm these specific season totals.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aaron Addison Gordon (born September 16, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in San Jose, California, Gordon a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Gordon
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and academic philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below are some of the minor-league baseball players in the New York Mets organization.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets_minor_league_pla…
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Claim 3: “had a cumulative 7.96 ERA over his first 15 games into mid-July”
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The specific cumulative ERA of 7.96 over the first 15 games into mid-July is mentioned only in the 'Meet R.J. Gordon' article; no other source provides these specific performance metrics.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate election in Maine will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Maine. Republican incumbent Susan Collins is s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below are some of the minor-league baseball players in the New York Mets organization.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets_minor_league_pla…
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Claim 4: “he suffered a lat strain early this year, didn’t return to Binghamton until May”
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Two independent sources confirm the lat strain and the timing of his return. CBS Sports specifically notes he was placed on the IL on April 2 and expected back in late April/early May.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Binghamton Rumble Ponies are an American Minor League Baseball team based in Binghamton, New York. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the New York Mets major…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binghamton_Rumble_Ponies
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The State University of New York at Binghamton, commonly referred to as Binghamton University (BU) or SUNY Binghamton, is a public research university in Greater Binghamton, New York, United States. T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binghamton_University
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below are some of the minor-league baseball players in the New York Mets organization.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets_minor_league_pla…
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Claim 5: “A 13th-round pick in 2024”
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Two independent web sources confirm R.J. Gordon was selected by the New York Mets in the 13th round of the 2024 MLB Draft.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below are some of the minor-league baseball players in the New York Mets organization.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets_minor_league_pla…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below are lists of Rule 5 draft results since 1997. Players selected in the Major League Baseball (MLB) phase of the Rule 5 draft must be kept on their new team's active roster for the entire followin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_5_draft_results
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tanner Joseph Witt (born July 11, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Mets organization.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanner_Witt
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Claim 6: “the 6-foot starting pitcher”
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The claim that R.J. Gordon is 6 feet tall is mentioned in one specific web search result ('Meet R.J. Gordon...'), but other search results are generic height converters and do not provide corroboration.
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 ft to m (6 Feet to ) converter. Convert 6 Feet to Meter with formula, common Lengths conversion, conversion tables and more.
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web search NEUTRAL — What is 6 Feet 2 Inches in Centimeters?
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web search NEUTRAL — But finally, they are the iconic tall women of this world and some of them are even famous all over the world. Today we’ll tell you about Elisany Da Cruz Silva, Maci Currin, Holly Burt, Ekaterina Lisi…
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.