Mets OF Carson Benge, Cardinals IF JJ Wetherholt named to Opening Day rosters as 2026 top prospects
By Ian Casselberry••Yahoo Sports
Benge and Wetherholt were ranked as their teams' top position-player prospects this spring.
Carson Benge, the New York Mets’ top position-player prospect, has made the Opening Day roster and will be the starting right fielder, the team announced Monday. Draft your Yahoo Fantasy Baseball team for the 2026 MLB Season Benge, 23, was the Mets’ 2024 first-round draft pick (No. 19 overall) out of Oklahoma State.
He ascended through the minors last season, going from high-A to Triple-A. In spring training this year, Benge hit . 366/.
435/. 439 in 41 at-bats. The left-handed hitter is expected to bat eighth in the Mets’ lineup.
“He earned it. He had a hell of a camp,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. “We are all excited to watch this kid play.