One day teams will stop running on Carson Benge. Monday was not that day. Benge threw out back-to-back runners at the plate in the first inning of the Mets’ 2-1 win over the Padres at Citi Field.Fellow rookie A.J. Ewing nailed a runner at home to end the second. The Mets (57-69) have won four in a row and 10 of 13. The Padres had seven straight batters reach base over the first and second...
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Elian Peña will be the youngest player in High-A after earning a promotion. Newly acquired Billy Amick’s seven home runs in 12 games at Double-A Binghamton were enough to send him to the next level. Christopher Morel will be back in the majors again after mashing at Triple-A Syracuse. The Mets handed out five promotions over the last two days. Émilien Pitre advanced to Triple-A Syracuse...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Watching this Carson Benge grab is a great way to start the day! The Mets promoted shortstop Elian Peña to High-A Brooklyn Sunday after he hit .271/.388/.397 with eight homers in 96 games for Low-A St. Lucie. The 18-year-old will be the youngest player in High-A. James Villani has more here. Émilien Pitre (Freddy Peralta trade) was promoted to Triple-A Syracuse, per Will...
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The road trip that started with a bang ended with a whimper. The Mets (53-69) scored 50 runs over the first seven games away from Citi Field, but a day after getting shutout they fell to the Braves 6-3 to lose the three-game series. Tyler Mahle (4-9) threw six innings of one-run ball a day after Martín Pérez tossed six scoreless frames. Bo Bichette homered (12) to lead off the ninth and after...
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Mitch Voit is handling the adjustment to Double-A pretty well. The 21-year-old infielder was promoted from High-A Brooklyn on July 27. Since then, it’s been two weeks, two Eastern League Player of the Week awards. The second honor was announced Monday by the Rumble Ponies. From August 3-9, Voit went 11-for-18 with three doubles, four RBIs, nine runs scored, four walks and three stolen...
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