New York Mets top prospect Carson Benge will start on Opening Day
The New York Mets are not just calling prospect Carson Benge up for Opening Day. They are giving him the starting nod in right field.
New York Mets prospect Carson Benge, 23, has made quite the impression this spring. Despite amounting a . 583 OPS in just 24 games in Triple-A a season ago, the 2024 draftee has turned his fortune around quickly, earning a spot on the Mets' 2026 Opening Day roster, per Mets manager Carlos Mendoza.
"He earned it…we are all excited to watch this kid play" Carlos Mendoza on Carson Benge making the Mets' Opening Day roster pic. twitter. com/gMc4PtNF48 — Milb Central (@milb_central) March 23, 2026 Benge enters the 2026 season as the Mets' No.
2 prospect (No. 16 overall) and the No. 5 overall outfield prospect, per MLB.
com . And those numbers reflect just how dominant Benge has been this spring. Benge slashed .