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David Stearns, Mets will stay ‘patient’ with Carson Benge as struggles mount

Nypost · · 980 words · By Mark W Sanchez
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“Carson Benge began his major league career hitting .108 in his first 11 games”
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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.
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“the club is the most expensive in the game and has legitimate World Series ambitions”
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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…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Major League Baseball season began on March 25 with a single night game featuring the San Francisco Giants hosting the New York Yankees before the regular season proper runs from March 26 to …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dominic David Rene Smith (born June 15, 1995), is an American professional baseball first baseman and left fielder for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in ML…
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“David Stearns said the 23-year-old is not close to a demotion”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Mets season will be 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 t…
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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.
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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) …
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“Benge is a quality outfielder with a strong throwing arm that has helped in right field and center field and has good speed”
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No evidence found in any source to confirm or deny Carson Benge's defensive abilities or speed.
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“the Mets awarded him the Opening Day job in hopes his bat would play”
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No evidence found in any source to confirm or deny the Mets awarding Carson Benge the Opening Day job.
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“Benge earned a debut after just one full season in the minors and 24 games with Triple-A Syracuse last year”
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No evidence found in any source to confirm or deny Carson Benge's minor league history or debut timeline.
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“In the early going, he was 4-for-37 with a home run, five walks and 12 strikeouts”
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No evidence found in any source to confirm or deny Carson Benge's specific batting statistics in his MLB debut.
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“that rate spiked to 28.6 percent in MLB”
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“the Mets allowed Pete Alonso to leave in free agency and trading Brandon Nimmo and Jeff McNeil”
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“the club defense is rated anywhere from average to elite in the early advanced metrics”
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“Sean Manaea has been relegated to long relief”
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“the lone member of the rotation not performing has been David Peterson”
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“A.J. Minter has begun a rehab assignment”
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“Craig Kimbrel threw a clean inning with a strikeout with Low-A St. Lucie on Tuesday”
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“Tommy Pham began his progression in the minors Thursday with St. Lucie”
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