Make time to binge-watch the Benge highlight reel. Carson Benge homered in the first inning, hit another in the second, singled in a run in the third, and (my personal favorite), cut down a runner at home from center field. The first round pick in last year’s draft helped Double-A Binghamton eke out a 17-3 win over Reading. Benge went 4-for-6 with a walk, three RBIs and four runs scored....
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Drew Gilbert homered twice, doubled, and drove in four runs to lead Triple-A Syracuse to an 8-2 victory Friday over Omaha. The 24-year-old center fielder’s big night came two days after he went 4-for-5 with a double. He’s raised his OPS 127 points since June 22. The Mets traded a pair of minor league right-handed pitchers to the Orioles Friday for lefty reliever Gregory Soto....
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Last week, they went to the All-Star Game together. In the third inning on Wednesday, Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso broke out of slumps together. (At least for a day.) Lindor was in a career-worst, 0-for-31 drought when he singled in a run to give the Mets a 2-1 lead. Two batters later, Alonso, in a 2-for-34 skid that dated to July 10, belted a 439-foot, three-run homer. They both finished...
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One out away from sealing a 3-2 victory, Ryne Stanek allowed a single to Nolan Schanuel to put runners on first and second, setting up a confrontation he would have liked to avoid. The stage was set for Mike Trout, who isn’t the player that won three MVPs anymore, but remains a threat. With runners in scoring position and two out, he entered Tuesday 10-f0r-17 this season. Maybe more on...
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Updated Post, 7/22/25 1:34 PM Starling Marte has been activated off the injured on Tuesday. He suffered a bruised knee in the last game of the Yankees series. To make room for him, the Mets optioned Jared Young, who only hat one plate appearance in the two weeks he was on the roster. It was a game-tying sac fly in the final game before the All-Star break. In other moves, the Mets added Rico...
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