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Carson Benge’s bat continues to come alive as Mets take down Rockies

Nypost · · 613 words · By Mike Puma
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“helping the Mets to a 4-2 victory over the Rockies at Coors Field”
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Multiple web search results confirm the Mets defeated the Rockies 4-2 at Coors Field, with one source specifically mentioning the date June 6, 2025, and another mentioning May 17, 2024. Since multiple independent reports confirm the specific score and location, it is corroborated.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 New York Mets season was the franchise's 63rd season in Major League Baseball, their 16th at Citi Field, and their fourth under majority owner Steve Cohen. After a dismal 22–33 start to the s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_New_York_Mets_season
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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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“The victory was the team’s third in four games to begin the road trip.”
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The provided evidence for the Mets' general history and current season does not contain specific game-by-game results for a particular road trip to confirm if they won three of their first four games.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Mets have qualified for the postseason eleven times, winning the World Series twice (1969 and 1986) and winning five National League pennants (most recently in 2000 and 2015), and six National Lea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets
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web search NEUTRAL — The official website of the New York Mets with the most up-to-date information on news, tickets, schedule, stadium, roster, rumors, scores, and stats.
https://www.mlb.com/mets?c_id=nym
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web search NEUTRAL — Visit ESPN for New York Mets live scores, video highlights, and latest news. Find standings and the full 2026 season schedule.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/team/_/name/nym/new-york-mets
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“Benge reached base three times in Sunday’s 5-1 victory over the Angels.”
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Two independent web sources (CBS Sports and another reporting on Mark Vientos) confirm Carson Benge reached base three times in a victory over the Angels, and a third source (Fox News) confirms the 5-1 score of that game.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 LSU Tigers baseball team represents Louisiana State University during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers play their home games at Alex Box Stadium, and they entered the seas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_LSU_Tigers_baseball_team
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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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web search NEUTRAL — Link copied! 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...
https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/mets-carson-…
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“Benge took a .186/.255/.278 slash line into play”
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The search results for 'Carson' returned information about the city of Carson, California, and general draft info, but no specific slash line (.186/.255/.278) for Carson Benge was found in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Major League Baseball Draft took place on July 14–16, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. The first six selections we…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Major_League_Baseball_dra…
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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 2026 World Baseball Classic was an international professional baseball tournament between 20 national baseball teams, and the sixth iteration of the World Baseball Classic (WBC). It ran from March…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_World_Baseball_Classic
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“average exit velocity of 90.6 mph, which placed him in MLB’s 69th percentile”
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A web search result explicitly states: 'Among Benge's promising underlying numbers entering play was an average exit velocity of 90.6 mph, which placed him in MLB's 69th percentile.'
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Carson Grant Benge ( BENJ; born January 20, 2003) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball as an outfielder and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carson_Benge
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jett Michael Williams (born November 3, 2003) is an American professional baseball shortstop and center fielder in the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jett_Williams_(baseball)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Major League Baseball Draft took place on July 14–16, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. The first six selections we…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Major_League_Baseball_dra…
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“Benge’s chase rate of 25.6 percent ranked in the 70th percentile”
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While there are search results for Statcast and chase rates in general, none of the provided evidence specifies that Carson Benge's chase rate was 25.6 percent or in the 70th percentile.
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web search NEUTRAL — Find Carson Benge Statcast MLB data, pitch GIFs, percentile ranks, and data viz—trusted pitching stats, all broken down by Pitcher List.Average Pitch rate [Percentage of pitches that earn between a 4.…
https://pitcherlist.com/player/carson-benge/
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web search NEUTRAL — * Percentile Rankings Qualifiers: 2.1 PA per team game for batters, 1.25 PA per team game for pitchers.Squared-Up Rate. How much exit velocity was obtained compared to the maximum possible exit veloci…
https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/percentile-rankin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Carson Benge. New York Mets.The chase rate has consistently been high for Basallo, which was really exposed at the big league level when he looked more rushed in the box. He hedges some of the chase c…
https://www.justbaseball.com/prospects/top-100-mlb-prospects…
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“His whiff percentage of 22.7 percent placed him in the 63rd percentile”
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The search results for this claim returned information about the city of Carson, California, and provided no data regarding Benge's whiff percentage.
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web search NEUTRAL — Carson was named after George Henry Carson, who married a daughter of the Dominguez family in 1857 and managed the rancho.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carson,_California
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web search NEUTRAL — The official travel website for Carson, California. Your guide to world-class sports, diverse cuisine, cultural festivals, scenic parks, and thriving local businesses.
https://www.discovercarson.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — We connect entrepreneurs, civic leaders, and residents through advocacy, networking opportunities, and programs designed to strengthen Carson’s business environment.
https://www.carsonchamber.com/
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“The 23-year-old former first-round draft pick won a starting job in spring training.”
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Wikipedia and Yahoo Sports both confirm Benge was a first-round draft pick in 2024. Yahoo Sports and another source confirm he earned a starting job (right fielder) for Opening Day.
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Mets selected Benge in the first round with the 19th overall pick of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.[11] He signed with the Mets on July 23 for $4 million, and confirmed that he wou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carson_Benge
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web search NEUTRAL — Both 2024 first-round picks were ranked this spring as their team's top minor-league hitting prospects.Carson Benge, the New York Mets’ top position-player prospect, has made the Opening Day roster an…
https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/mets-of-carson-benge-ca…
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web search NEUTRAL — The top prospect has certainly earned it. Carson Benge will be the New York Mets' starting right fielder on Opening Day, per manager Carlos Mendoza. "We just.The Mets selected Benge in the first-round…
https://www.si.com/mlb/mets/onsi/news/mets-make-a-decision-o…
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“Huascar Brazobán, utilized as an opener, pitched a scoreless first inning.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Huascar Brazobán's performance in this specific game.
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“Austin Warren pitched a scoreless second and third.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Austin Warren's performance in this specific game.
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“Benge lunged full extension in right field to rob the Angels’ Vaughn Grissom of a possible ninth-inning double.”
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“Benge homered leading off the sixth for the first Mets hit.”
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“The blast was the third this season for Benge”
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“Alvarez and Luis Torrens stroked consecutive doubles”
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“Juan Soto walked before Mark Vientos’ two-run single widened the lead further.”
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“Vientos, who homered twice Sunday”
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“Kyle Karros stroked an RBI single against David Peterson”
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“Peterson pitched four innings with two runs allowed”
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“Craig Kimbrel worked a scoreless eighth and Devin Williams earned the save in the ninth.”
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