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Gary Cohen breaks out SAT word to describe Carson Benge’s highlight-reel Mets catch

Nypost · · 303 words · By Christian Arnold
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What to know about Gary Cohen breaks out SAT word to describe Carson Benge’s highlight-reel Mets catch

Gary Cohen broke out the dictionary to find a way to describe the incredible catch made by Carson Benge in the ninth inning of Sunday’s Mets’ 5-1 win over the Angels.

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What happened

Gary Cohen broke out the dictionary to find a way to describe the incredible catch made by Carson Benge in the ninth inning of Sunday’s Mets’ 5-1 win over the Angels.

Why it matters

The SNY broadcaster called the diving catch a “pulchritudinous play” on air as broadcast partner Todd Zeile looked as astonished by the play as he was by Cohen’s choice of words to describe it.

Common ground

“I’m not going to say it was pulchritudinous, but I’m going to take your word for it,” Zeile said, “That was an amazing play.” For those that don’t know, pulchritudinous is an adjective that means physically beautiful or attractive, per Dictionary.com.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Mets won two of the three games they played against the Angels this weekend, also defeating Los Angeles 4-3 on Friday night.”
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The evidence provided for this claim contains irrelevant search results about JavaScript and Stack Overflow. No evidence in the provided set confirms the 4-3 Friday win or the series record.
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web search NEUTRAL — The new keyword in JavaScript can be quite confusing when it is first encountered, as people tend to think that JavaScript is not an object-oriented programming language. What is it? What problems ...
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1646698/what-is-the-new-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 19, 2026 · Update April 1st, 2026 The Beta site is being retired. Update February 27th, 2026 Another post discussing the changes with the Chief Product and Technology Officer is here. Update Febru…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 20, 2013 · Using the new () keyword requires a default constructor to be defined for said class. Without the keyword, trying to class new () will not compile. For instance, the following snippet w…
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4236854/what-does-new-me…
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Claim 2: “pulchritudinous is an adjective that means physically beautiful or attractive, per Dictionary.com”
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Dictionary.com explicitly defines 'pulchritudinous' as an adjective meaning physically beautiful or attractive.
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web search NEUTRAL — Pulchritudinous means breathtakingly beautiful or stunningly attractive.Beautiful; physically attractive Example: The pulchritudinous sunset over the ocean left the wedding guests speechless, with its…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/what-does-pulchritudinous-me…
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web search NEUTRAL — Pulchritudinous means possessing great physical beauty. The word originates from Latin "pulchritudo" meaning beauty. Used mainly in formal writing, rarely in daily conversation.
https://www.moneycontrol.com/education/word-of-the-day-pulch…
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web search NEUTRAL — Pulchritudinous is an adjective that means physically beautiful or attractive. Pulchritudinous is a grandiose way of saying someone or something is good-looking. It’s quite rare and, for that reason, …
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/pulchritudinous
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Claim 3: “The Mets will play six more games on the road, playing a three-game series against the Rockies beginning on Monday and then a weekend series against the Diamondbacks.”
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The provided search results mention the Mets playing the Rockies, but they do not confirm the specific upcoming schedule of a three-game series starting Monday followed by the Diamondbacks.
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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
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web search NEUTRAL — The Mets were held to four runs in three games by a Rockies pitching staff that entered the series with a 4.40 ERA.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7233691/2026/04/27/mets-roc…
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web search NEUTRAL — Unfortunately, the Mets have to show us that before we can believe them, and their most recent series against the Colorado Rockies certainly didn't give us any hope that would happen.“The Mets were sw…
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mets-continue-horrible-his…
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Claim 4: “With Angels second baseman Vaughn Grissom up in the ninth, he hit a ball that looked destined to fall in right field.”
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While multiple sources confirm Vaughn Grissom is the Angels' second baseman, there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming he hit a ball to right field in the ninth inning of this specific game.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California, within the Greater Los Angeles area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vaughn Anthony Grissom (born January 5, 2001) is an American professional baseball second baseman and shortstop for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughn_Grissom
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles Angels season is the 66th season of the Angels franchise in the American League, the 61st in Anaheim, and their 61st season playing their home games at Angel Stadium. The Angels e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Los_Angeles_Angels_season
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Claim 5: “Mets’ 5-1 win over the Angels”
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Two independent web search results explicitly confirm the New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Angels with a score of 5-1 on Sunday.
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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2006 New York Mets season was the 45th regular season for the Mets. They went 97–65 and won the National League East, a feat the team would not repeat until 2015. They were managed by Willie Rando…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_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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Claim 6: “It was the second out of the inning and third baseman Oswald Peraza struck out to end the game.”
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The claim states Oswald Peraza struck out to end the game. However, evidence shows Oswald Peraza hit a two-out RBI single in the 10th inning to lift the Angels to a 4-3 victory over the Mets on Saturday night, contradicting the claim that he struck out to end a Mets win.
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web search NEUTRAL — (AP) — Oswald Peraza hit a two-out RBI single in the 10th inning and the Los Angeles Angels snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday night.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/sports/article/oswald-peraza-s-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Final.Oswald Peraza struck out swinging. Swinging Strike, Foul Ball, Strikeout Swinging. 1.75.
https://www.fangraphs.com/players/oswald-peraza/22823/play-l…
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web search NEUTRAL — Thank you for supporting the Fireside Yankees community and channel! #NYY #Yankees #NewYorkYankees #MLB Follow us on Socials:Twitter: @FiresideYankees (http...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GioPecbu5Y
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Claim 7: “Benge was able to hustle over and reach out and grab the ball as he was diving to make the impressive out.”
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Multiple sources confirm Carson Benge makes diving catches in right field, and one specifically describes the 'pulchritudinous play' involving a dive to the right-field line.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mets outfielder Carson Benge (3) dives and makes a stellar catch on a blast to center field by Athletics center fielder Denzel Clarke (1) during the fourth inning when the New York Mets played the Ath…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/12/sports/carson-benge-makes-divi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Carson Benge makes a diving catch in right field to get the second out in the bottom of the 5th inning against the Cubs.Hit Distance: 242 ft. BOTTOM 5. 3 - 1, 1 Out. OFFICIAL INFORMATION.
https://www.mlb.com/video/carson-kelly-lines-out-to-right-fi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Benge raced over to the right-field line before laying out full extension to somehow make the pulchritudinous play, as Gary Cohen described it on the SNY broadcast. "I was kind of surprised to tell yo…
https://sny.tv/articles/carson-benge-caps-most-complete-game…
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Claim 8: “The SNY broadcaster called the diving catch a “pulchritudinous play” on air”
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Only one specific web search result mentions Gary Cohen describing the play as 'pulchritudinous' on the SNY broadcast. Other SNY results are general landing pages.
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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 — SNY is the Home of All Things New York Sports with comprehensive coverage of the Mets, Jets, Knicks, Giants, Yankees, Nets, Rangers, Islanders, and Devils.
https://www.sny.tv/
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web search NEUTRAL — Livestream today's games & your favorite sports programming from SNY. You never have to miss a play with the SNY live feed.
https://www.foxsports.com/live/sny
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.