Struggling to keep spot, Reds' Will Benson makes MLB history, scores two runs on zero pitches
Cincinnati's outfielder won a job out of spring training, but his early-season struggles could force the front office into making a JJ Bleday move.
Struggling to keep spot, Reds' Will Benson makes MLB history, scores two runs on zero pitches originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Cincinnati Reds have a decision to make on their outfield personnel.
Likely soon. Reds left fielder Will Benson earned a job out of spring training and established an MLB-first Sunday by scoring two runs without seeing one pitch . Without one official at-bat during the 7-4, 10-inning win over the Minnesota Twins at Target Field , Benson produced his best offensive outing this season.
In his opening 18 games, he posted an . 188 batting average and three runs scored. In and out of the Reds' lineup the past four seasons, the 27-year-old has yet to match his 2023 form when he collected 11 home runs in 108 games.
In 2024, he hit just . 187 in 343 at-bats. Last year, he again was up and down, hitting .