Benge went 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base in Thursday's win over the Royals.
The rookie right fielder has reeled off four straight multi-hit performances as he surges toward the All-Star break. Benge has hit safely in 13 of the last 14 contests, delivering a .328/.391/.466 slash line over that stretch with two doubles, two homers, two steals, seven RBI and nine runs.
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Mets' Carson Benge: Swats 11th homer
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Benge went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in Monday's extra-inning win over Atlanta.
The rookie outfielder took Reynaldo Lopez deep in the second inning to get the Mets on the board. Benge has hit safely in 16 of the last 18 games, producing a .282/.325/.500 slash line over that stretch with four of his 11 homers on the season, along with four other extra-base hits, one steal, nine RBI and 10 runs.
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Mets' Carson Benge: Moved down to five hole
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Benge will start in right field and bat fifth in Friday's contest in Atlanta.
Benge had started in the leadoff spot for every Mets game since May 12, but it will be A.J. Ewing getting a turn at the top of the batting order Friday. The timing is interesting, given that Benge has a seven-game hitting streak going and is slashing .304/.350/.500 across his last 13 contests.
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Mets' Carson Benge: Extends hitting streak with homer
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Benge went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 9-3 loss the Blue Jays.
Benge pushed his hitting streak up to seven games and his on-base streak to 14 on Wednesday. The rookie outfielder is serving as the Mets' primary right fielder, though it'll be interesting to see if the eventual return of Luis Robert (back) will result in an adverse effect on Benge's playing time. Through 343 plate appearances, Benge is slashing a middling .259/.318/.402 with 10 homers, 34 RBI, 11 stolen bases and 45 runs scored.
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Mets' Carson Benge: Homers again in loss
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Benge went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Phillies.
After going deep in Saturday's loss, Benge put the Mets on the board with a solo shot to the opposite field in the third inning Sunday, though the club struggled to generate much more offense in the Father's Day defeat. The 23-year-old has steadily improved as the season has progressed and owns a .270 batting average with an .843 OPS, five homers, eight RBI, 14 runs and two stolen bases across 18 games in June. Overall, the outfielder is hitting .257 with a .722 OPS, nine homers, 29 RBI, 42 runs and 11 stolen bases across 74 games while settling in as the club's leadoff hitter.
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Mets' Carson Benge: Steals home in Wednesday's win
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Benge went 1-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's win over the Mariners.
The rookie outfielder pulled off a successful double steal with Juan Soto in the fourth inning, with Benge scampering home when Jhonny Pereda tried to throw Soto out at second base. It was Benge's 10th stolen base of the season in 59 games, to go along with a .252/.317/.381 slash line, six homers, 24 RBI and 31 runs.
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Mets' Carson Benge: Homers twice in loss
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Benge went 2-for-3 with two home runs, three RBI and a walk in Tuesday's 8-3 loss to the Mariners.
Benge accounted for two of the Mets' five hits and all of their run production in this loss. His power was largely absent for most of May, but he has homered three times over his last three games. The outfielder has gone 8-for-23 (.348) over his last six contests and is now batting .254 with a .705 OPS, six homers, 24 RBI, 30 runs scored, nine doubles and nine stolen bases through 58 games this season.
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Mets' Carson Benge: Loaded line Monday
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Benge went 3-for-6 with a double, three RBI, three runs scored and a walk in Monday's extra-innings win over the Nationals.
Benge was one of six New York players who recorded multi-hit performances in this win, a game in which the Mets scored 10 runs in the 12th inning to pull away for good. Benge has been on a tear of late and has five multi-hit performances over his last seven contests, a stretch in which he's hitting .412 with a .915 OPS, two doubles, six RBI, eight runs scored and two stolen bases. He should continue to hit near the top of the Mets' order as long as he keeps seeing the ball this well.
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Mets' Carson Benge: Racks up three hits Saturday
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Benge went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Yankees.
Benge continues to improve -- this was his fourth multi-hit effort over his last five games. He hadn't logged an extra-base hit since May 8, but that changed with his two-out double in the third inning. The outfield prospect is batting .245 with a .653 OPS, three home runs, 13 RBI, 19 runs scored, six doubles and eight stolen bases over 42 contests this season. This was his fifth straight game atop the lineup, which should give him a chance to utilize his speed if he keeps getting on base frequently.
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Mets' Carson Benge: Stays hot Thursday
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Benge went 2-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base in Thursday's win over the Tigers.
The 23-year-old rookie swiped a bag for a second straight game and racked up multiple hits in a third straight. Benge has caught fire in May, hitting safely in nine of the last 10 contests while slashing .389/.450/.556 with three doubles, a homer, two steals, seven RBI and eight runs.
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Mets' Carson Benge: Blasts third homer in win
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Benge went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's 4-2 victory over Colorado.
After five scoreless innings, Benge opened the scoring in the sixth frame with a 436-foot solo blast off Tomoyuki Sugano, his third long ball of the campaign. The rookie is regarded as one of the top outfield prospects in baseball, though that hasn't prevented some growing pains at the big-league level, as the 23-year-old owns a .579 OPS through 32 games. He has been more productive of late, however, as Benge is slashing .238/.333/.429 with two extra-base hits, four RBI and four runs across his past seven games.
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Mets' Carson Benge: On base three times Sunday
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Benge went 1-for-2 with two walks, a double, two runs scored and an RBI in Sunday's win over the Angels.
The 23-year-old rookie also delivered a clutch web gem in the ninth inning, stretching out to make a spectacular diving catch on a Vaughn Grissom poke that threatened to head into the right-field corner for an RBI double. Benge has begun to get comfortable in the majors, slashing .290/.333/.452 over the last 10 games with two doubles, a homer, four RBI and five runs.
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Mets' Carson Benge: Drives home two in win
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Benge went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 8-0 win over the Nationals.
Benge drove home a pair with a two-run single in the bottom of the fourth inning to extend the Mets' lead to 5-0. The rookie outfielder now has back-to-back multi-hit games and has logged at least two knocks in three of his last five contests. He's 7-for-12 during that span with a double, a homer, three RBI and one strikeout. Benge has upped his slash line to .195/.258/.293 with with two home runs, six RBI, nine runs scored, six stolen bases and a 7:19 BB:K across 89 plate appearances.
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Mets' Carson Benge: Swats second homer
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Benge went 2-for-3 with a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in Thursday's win over the Twins.
The rookie outfielder took Joe Ryan deep in the fourth inning, giving Benge his second homer of the year. It was the first time in his brief career that the 23-year-old had recorded multiple extra-base hits in a game, and it was his first multi-hit performance in April. Benge may be getting comfortable in the majors -- while he's still batting just .200 (4-for-20) over the last seven games, three of his four hits in that span have gone for extra bases, and his 20.0 percent strikeout rate is a significant improvement on the 28.9 percent mark he posted in his first 12 contests of the season.
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Mets' Carson Benge: Idle against lefty Wednesday
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Benge is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.
After starting each of the Mets' last six games and going 3-for-20 with a double, a walk, one stolen base and two runs over that stretch, the left-handed-hitting Benge will take a seat while southpaw Connor Prielipp takes the hill for the Twins. The Mets will roll out an all-right-handed-hitting outfield Wednesday featuring Tommy Pham, Luis Robert and Tyrone Taylor from left to right.
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Mets' Carson Benge: Stays busy on basepaths
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Benge went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Sunday's win over the Giants.
The steal was Benge's fourth of the season in nine games, but the rookie outfielder is struggling to make an impact with his bat, going 3-for-30 (.100) with a 4:11 BB:K. A groundball rate of 57.9 percent and a 3.3 degree launch angle are also contributing to his struggles. The Mets aren't going to pull the plug on the top prospect any time soon, but Benge is looking a little overmatched at the plate to begin his big-league career.
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Mets' Carson Benge: Nabs third steal
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Benge went 0-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and a stolen base in Friday's win over the Giants.
The rookie outfielder is finding ways to contribute while he waits for his bat to get going. Benge is batting just .130 (3-for-23) through seven games, but he's chipped in one homer, two RBI, three runs and three steals in three attempts.
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Mets' Carson Benge: Probable Opening Day starter
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Benge is expected to be the Mets' Opening Day starter in right field, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
The 23-year-old's main competition for the job, Mike Tauchman, will miss out on a roster spot as a result of a knee injury that will require surgery. Benge may have won the spot outright anyway despite the fact that he has yet to make his major-league debut, as he's batted .368 (14-for-38) this spring with a 4:7 BB:K and some impressive defensive work in right field.
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Mets' Carson Benge: On base four times Monday
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Benge went 2-for-2 with two walks, a double and a run scored in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Nationals.
Getting the start in right field and batting leadoff, Benge put together another impressive performance. The 23-year-old has done everything he's needed to do so far in camp to show he's ready to begin the season in the majors, slashing a sizzling .406/.472/.500 through 36 plate appearances with a 3:5 BB:K.
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Mets' Carson Benge: Shines at plate Wednesday
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Benge went 3-for-3 in the Mets' Grapefruit League game against the Cardinals on Wednesday.
The 23-year-old hit leadoff, and while all three of Benge's knocks were singles, they all came in two-strike counts as he saw a total of 19 pitches over the three plate appearances. Benge is being given a real chance to win the starting job in right field during camp, and performances like this can only help his case. He slashed .282/.389/.467 between High-A, Double-A and Triple-A in 2025 with a 13.5 percent walk rate and a 17.5 percent strikeout rate, adding 14 homers and 24 steals on 28 attempts in 116 games.
