Tag: Carson Benge

3 Up, 3 Down: Mets Falter In The Bronx

It was mostly a weekend to forget for the New York Mets in the Bronx. The Mets and the Yankees met for the second Subway Series of the year, with the series opener taking place on the 25th anniversary of 9/11. The pregame ceremony made for an emotional event, with both the Mets and the Yankees doing New York proud. On the field, the Mets lost two out of three to drop this series. However, the...

Yankees Top Mets on Emotional Night for New York

The ceremonial first pitch was thrown out by a husband and wife who both lost parents in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Sean McGuire and Brielle Saracini met in 2003 when they were 10 years old at a camp set up to support families affected by the tragedy. Players laid a wreath at a 9/11 memorial in Monument Park before the game, a giant American flag was unfurled in the outfield for the national...

3 Up, 3 Down: Mets Power Past Marlins In Sweep

The New York Mets were swinging a hot bat throughout their series win against the Miami Marlins. On the way to sweeping the Marlins on the road, the Mets scored a combined 31 runs. However, on the flip side, they also gave up a combined 23 runs in a series heavy on offense. The offense saved the day on Wednesday when bad pitching led to a huge blown lead, and nearly another late in the game. As...

Game Chat: Giants vs Mets, 1:40 P.M.

Sunday, September 6, 2026 • 1:40 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP César Perdomo (0-0, 2.25) vs. RHP Christian Scott (4-4, 3.80) SNY The New York Mets have a second attempt at taking the series with the Giants Sunday afternoon. Saturday, the Mets’ bats were able to scratch out five runs, but the Giants’ gave Zac Thornton fits. Sunday will be the third of four consecutive games started by one of...

Nolan McLean Continues To Push For Rookie Of The Year

The National League (NL) Rookie of the Year conversation just keeps getting more interesting. The New York Mets won game two of a three game set with the Astros by a score of 6-2 on Saturday. Juan Soto made his return to the lineup, adding an RBI single. Jared Young had a huge day, going 3-for-4 with a triple and three RBIs. However both were outshined by the brilliance of Nolan McLean. McLean...

Lack of Command, Offense Hurt Mets in Loss to Astros

Christian Scott and the Mets (60-74) took on the Astros (68-67) in the first game of a three-game set at Citi Field. The Mets came in after losing a series to the MLB’s best team in the Brewers, looking to bounce back in the weekend series. Unfortunately, the series did not get off to a good start, with the Mets losing 3-1. The game began with an outage in the SNY television truck, leaving...

Mets Suffer Second Walk-Off Defeat To White Sox

Pitching was the focus of Sunday afternoon as both the New York Mets and Chicago White Sox’s pitching staffs battled it out. After remaining scoreless for the first seven-and-a-half innings, both the Mets and the White Sox finally scored runs. However, the White Sox triumphed in the end with a walk-off home run, winning the game 2-1 and handing the Mets a loss in the series finale. Sunday’s loss...

Luis Robert’s Two Homers Power Mets Past White Sox

Luis Robert’s return to the South Side of Chicago to play his former team has been eventful for him and the New York Mets. White Sox fans met him with some boos on Friday night while New York lost the opener of the series on a walk-off home run. On Saturday, Robert let his bat do the talking with two home runs in a 10-5 Mets win. Carson Benge, Bo Bichette, and Luis Torrens also homered....

3 Up, 3 Down: Mets Stay Hot With Padres Series Win

The New York Mets just continue to roll. After taking two out of three from the Padres, the Mets have now clinched four series wins in the month of August. Furthermore, they are now a red-hot 11-4 over their last 15 games. It sure looks like the foundation is taking shape for the 2027 season and beyond. Finishing this year strong will only serve to raise the optimism currently being felt in...

Benge Boosts Rookie of the Year Case Against Padres

Carson Benge entered Wednesday’s series finale against the Padres in a bit of a dry spell at the plate. He had gone just 1-for-10 in his previous three games after his 18-game on-base streak was snapped. The young outfielder snapped out of that little slump, though, going 2-for-4 and hitting a home run, furthering his candidacy for National League Rookie of the Year. Benge’s day...

Morning Briefing: Mets Place Ryan Clifford on Development List

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets placed first base prospect Ryan Clifford on the development list following his immense struggles at the plate. Clifford was one of the pieces in the trade that sent Justin Verlander back to the Astros in 2023 and he offered a ton of promise in 2024 and 2025. This season has been a different story, however, as he has just a .611 OPS in Triple-A, including a .288...

Benge Leads Mets to Game, Series Win

Carson Benge can do it all. Two days after he threw out back-to-back runners at the plate, he helped the Mets to a game and series win Wednesday with his bat, lofting an opposite-field, two-run homer to break a scoreless tie in the fourth inning in the Mets’ 4-2 victory over the Padres. The Mets (58-70) completed a 5-1 homestand and are 11-4 since the trade deadline. New York is 10 games...

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