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Juan Soto gushes about A.J. Ewing and Carson Benge’s unrelenting Mets defense: ‘Psychopaths’

Nypost · · 645 words · By Dan Martin
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Ewing and Carson Benge’s unrelenting Mets defense: ‘Psychopaths’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Ewing and Carson Benge’s unrelenting Mets defense: ‘Psychopaths’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on GoogleJuan Soto isn’t known for his glove, but even he knows excellent defense when he sees it.

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And these days, it’s happening right alongside him, as A.J.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 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 rookie insisted he was fine”
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Wikipedia and cross-references explicitly state that A.J. Ewing is a professional outfielder for the New York Mets who made his MLB debut in 2026, confirming his rookie status.
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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 — Andrew Joseph Ewing (born August 10, 2004) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._J._Ewing
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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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Claim 2: “Ewing did it again in Sunday’s 10-1 win over the Marlins, robbing Connor Norby of a run-scoring extra-base hit with two on and no one out in the fourth”
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Two independent web search results (NY Post and another news source) confirm that A.J. Ewing made a catch/robbed Connor Norby in the fourth inning on Sunday, May 31, 2026, during a game against the Marlins.
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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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Claim 3: “His fellow rookie, Benge, has similar attributes”
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Wikipedia confirms that Carson Benge is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets.
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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 — 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 — Below is an alphabetical list of every player that has played for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball since the franchise's inception in 1962. Included are the seasons in which they played for …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets_all-time_roster
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Claim 4: “Benge followed a three-hit performance Saturday by getting on base twice — including a leadoff homer — Sunday.”
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While web search results confirm Carson Benge's performance on other dates (e.g., June 7, 2026), there is no specific evidence provided in the search results regarding a three-hit Saturday followed by a leadoff homer on Sunday for the specific game mentioned in the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at UFCU Disch–Falk Field as …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Texas_Longhorns_baseball_…
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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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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 7, 2026 ... Carson Benge went 5 for 5 with a home run and an RBI triple, leading the Mets to a 7-3 victory Sunday over the struggling Padres.
https://www.facebook.com/CBSNewYork/posts/carson-benge-went-…
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Claim 5: “The first-inning blast, his fourth of the year, was also the lefty-swinging Benge’s first against a left-handed pitcher.”
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Wikipedia confirms Benge is a left-handed hitter. However, the specific detail about this being his fourth home run of the year and his first against a left-handed pitcher is not corroborated by the provided evidence (one source mentions an eighth home run later in the season).
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web search NEUTRAL — Carson Grant Benge (born January 20, 2003) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the New York Mets organization. A two-way player who bats left-handed and throws right-handed, he stands 6…
https://grokipedia.com/page/carson_benge
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web search NEUTRAL — Benge’s home run was his eighth of the season. He hit a two-run shot off Max Lazar in the seventh inning. Benge got a fastball he liked on the inner half of the plate and deposited it 420 feet into th…
https://www.nbcsports.com/fantasy/baseball/player-news/2026-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Carson Benge has been the Mets’ best hitter since May 1. That includes Juan Soto. An original conceit for this week was “What would we think of the Mets if April hadn’t happened?”
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7341232/2026/06/08/mets-car…
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Claim 6: “Ewing has faltered of late offensively, with no extra-base hits in his last dozen games and 17 strikeouts in that span — including three Sunday — but he also walked and scored a run.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about the letter 'A' and the TV show 'Dallas'. No baseball-related evidence was found to support or refute Ewing's offensive slump.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Theodore Tillman Shackelford III (born June 23, 1946) is an American actor, known for his roles on television. He played Gary Ewing in the CBS prime time soap operas Dallas and its spin-off Knots Land…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Shackelford
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The thirteenth season of the television series Dallas aired on CBS during the 1989–90 TV season.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_(1978_TV_series)_season…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dallas is an American prime time soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1978, to May 3, 1991. The series revolved around an affluent and feuding Texas family, the Ewings, who owned the independent…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_(TV_series)
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