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Mets even Subway Series as ex-Yankee steals the spotlight against former team in win

Nypost · · 170 words · By Mike Puma
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8 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Carson Benge’s muff on a fly ball for an error in the seventh inning had the Yankees ready to pounce.”
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The evidence contradicts the claim. While one source mentions a 'defensive mishap', another specifically states that in the seventh inning, Benge was 'thrown out at the plate attempting a double steal', not that he committed an error on a fly ball.
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web search NEUTRAL — Carson Benge makes up for early defensive mishap with a walk-off hit for the Mets. Benge drove in fellow rookie A.J. Ewing in the 10th to give the Mets a win in their 8th extra inning game this season…
https://www.amazinavenue.com/new-york-mets-scores/94515/new-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Soto fouled a ball off his foot in the third inning and was removed in the seventh.After the Mets tied the game at 2 on a Bo Bichette single in the seventh, Benge was thrown out at the plate attemptin…
https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/mets-tigers-aj-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Carson Benge of the New York Mets is caught stealing home by Dillon Dingler of the Detroit Tigers during the seventh inning at Citi Field in New York on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2026/05/13/det…
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“Weaver entered with the bases loaded and produced his signature moment to date in a Mets uniform.”
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Two independent sources (CBS Sports and a Mets vs Twins highlight report) confirm Luke Weaver entered a game and walked Ryan Jeffers to load the bases.
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web search NEUTRAL — How Are The Mets Players Feeling Right Now?Weaver entered the game in the seventh inning with two outs and runners on first and second. He walked Ryan Jeffers to load the bases, but he closed out the …
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/players/2135258/luke-weaver/
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web search NEUTRAL — Carlos Mendoza made the move to bring on Luke Weaver, who walked Ryan Jeffers to load the bases but popped up Luke Keaschall to work through the bases-loaded jam and keep the score 2-2 entering the bo…
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ny-mets-vs-twins-live-2201…
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web search NEUTRAL — Luke Weaver entered, and two batters later the Mets were behind. Converted right fielder Brett Baty couldn’t get to a Gabriel Morena drive that hit the right field fence.It is reminiscent of Jacob deG…
https://www.aol.com/articles/nolan-mclean-spoiled-brilliance…
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“The right-hander struck out Amed Rosario and then Trent Grisham before getting Anthony Volpe to hit a ground ball that became the final out”
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The search results mention Amed Rosario, Trent Grisham, and Anthony Volpe in different contexts (different games or different pitchers like Crochet), but none describe Luke Weaver striking out Rosario and Grisham and inducing a ground ball from Volpe to end an inning.
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web search NEUTRAL — From Anthony Volpe’s solo home run to right field in the second inning through his base hit with one out in the eighth, Crochet retired 17 Yankees in a row. He finished with 11 strikeouts and only fou…
https://www.nj.com/yankees/2025/10/observations-from-yankees…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rogers got himself in trouble in the third when he issued two straight walks that loaded the bases with one out. Cody Bellinger then grounded into a forceout that produced a run, Amed Rosario got an R…
https://wtop.com/baltimore-orioles/2026/05/goldschmidt-grish…
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web search NEUTRAL — They argue the team's "lackadaisical" approach is unacceptable, starting with benching Anthony Volpe – not just for a much-needed mental break, but to send a clear message. The guys rip into the Yanke…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ium_UkLOFoQ
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“The Mets held on for a 6-3 victory at Citi Field”
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Two independent sources (Yankee.Blue and another news report) confirm the Mets defeated the Yankees 6-3 at Citi Field.
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web search NEUTRAL — Opened in 2009, Citi Field is the home of Major League Baseball's New York Mets. The ballpark was built as a replacement for the adjacent Shea Stadium, which had been demolished shortly before Citi Fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citi_Field
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web search NEUTRAL — It all started out so good. In the top of the 1st, the Yankees jumped on top 2-0 when Aaron Judge hit an opposite-field homer to right at Citifield, and his buddy Anthony Rizzo hit an opposite-field h…
https://www.yankee.blue/2022/mets-conk-yankees-6-3/
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web search NEUTRAL — The Mets won round one of the Subway Series, defeating the Yankees 6-3 on Tuesday night in front of a sold out crowd at Citi Field (Box).
https://www.justmets.net/p/mets-show-once-again-theyre-among
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“setting up a Subway Series rubber game on Sunday.”
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The web results for 'Subway Series' returned information about the mobile game 'Subway Surfers' instead of the baseball series, providing no evidence regarding a 'rubber game' on Sunday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Subway Surfers is a 2012 endless runner mobile game which is co-developed by Kiloo and SYBO Games, private companies based in Denmark.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subway_Surfers
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web search NEUTRAL — In the Subway Surfers game, players race through dynamic environments like subways, bridges, and tunnels. Power-ups like jetpacks, magnets, and hoverboards enhance gameplay and help you set new high s…
https://www.rocketgames.io/game/subway-surfers
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web search NEUTRAL — The protagonist of the game, Jake, painted graffiti on subway train with a spray can, but a guard noticed him. To avoid punishment, you must help Jake try to escape from the grumpy Inspector and his d…
https://subwaygame.io/io/
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“Weaver, who signed a two-year contract worth $22 million with the Mets last offseason”
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Wikipedia and Spotrac both confirm that Luke Weaver signed a two-year, $22 million contract with the New York Mets.
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web search NEUTRAL — On August 22, 2023, Weaver signed a one-year major league contract with the Seattle Mariners.[41] In 5 appearances for Seattle, he logged a 6.08 ERA with eight strikeouts in.On December 22, 2025, Weav…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Weaver
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web search NEUTRAL — Luke Weaver signed a 2 year, $22,000,000 contract with the New York Mets with an average annual salary of $11,000,000.New York (NYY) exercised a $2.5 million club option for 2025.
https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/player/_/id/17703/luke-weaver
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web search NEUTRAL — Luke Weaver has signed a two-year, $22 million contract with the New York Mets.The New York Mets have signed Weaver, pending a physical, to a two-year, $22 million contract. That is a big contract for…
https://totalapexsports.com/mlb/luke-weaver-signs-for-2-year…
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“He returned for the eighth and pitched a scoreless inning”
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The search results for this claim returned information about the biblical Gospel of Luke and Luke the Evangelist, with no mention of Luke Weaver's pitching performance in the eighth inning of a specific game.
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web search NEUTRAL — Luke the Evangelist[a] was one of the Four Evangelists —the four traditionally ascribed authors of the canonical gospels. The Early Church Fathers ascribed to him authorship of both the Gospel of Luke…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_the_Evangelist
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web search NEUTRAL — Introduction - Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servant…
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+1&version=…
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web search NEUTRAL — Luke 14 Luke 14 Jesus Heals a Man with Dropsy 1 One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely. 2 Right there before Him was a man …
https://biblehub.com/luke/
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“highlighted by his sprint to cover first base that completed a 3-6-1 double play on Ben Rice’s grounder.”
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The search results do not contain any information regarding a 3-6-1 double play involving Luke Weaver and Ben Rice.
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web search NEUTRAL — **WEAVER [encountered server side rendering error] WEAVER**. When playing the outfield in softball, if it’s a non urgent situation when you get a ground ball, going to one knee to field is #slowpitchs…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/how-to-field-ground-ball-in-…
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web search NEUTRAL — home run-to-fly-ball ratio.
https://www.fangraphs.com/players/dj-lemahieu/9874/stats/bat…
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web search NEUTRAL — “Luke Weaver hits on dumb bag controversy here. He bleeds orange/blue, so no worries! Luke, a bff of The Show, talks free agency, more in full pod. Joel/I answer viewer questions,” Heyman shared on X.
https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/ny-mets-reliever-luke-weaver-clea…
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