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The Mets tried to pull off a double steal with Carson Benge on third earlier this season.
Benge hesitated ever so slightly, and ended up being gunned down at the plate.
The rookie quickly learned from the mistake, and was sure to make up for it the next time the play was called.
That came on Wednesday afternoon in Seattle.
With Juan Soto on first and Benge on third in the top of the third, Soto got a tremendous jump towards second on the second pitch of the at-bat.
Seattle’s catcher Jhonny Pereda decided to make the throw through, which immediately prompted Benge to burst down the line towards home.
The rookie easily came in standing up for the Mets' third run of the inning.
“That’s just part of his game,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. “When him or A.J. [Ewing] are on-base, they are going to put pressure on the defense, they are going to try to create runs -- it’s good we were able to execute today.”
New York ended up tacking on another in the inning and then held on for a much-needed 7-1 victory to close out the series against the red-hot Mariners.
For Benge, he told reporters it was his first steal of home plate at any level.
For the Mets, it was their first since Francisco Lindor executed that same play in Aug. 2023.
The speedy 23-year-old is now 10-for-12 on stolen base attempts during his rookie campaign, pushing him into a tie for the eighth-most in the National League.
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Benge hesitated ever so slightly, and ended up being gunned down at the plate.
The rookie quickly learned from the mistake, and was sure to make up for it the next time the play was called.
That came on Wednesday afternoon in Seattle.
With Juan Soto on first and Benge on third in the top of the third, Soto got a tremendous jump towards second on the second pitch of the at-bat.
Seattle’s catcher Jhonny Pereda decided to make the throw through, which immediately prompted Benge to burst down the line towards home.
The rookie easily came in standing up for the Mets' third run of the inning.
“That’s just part of his game,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. “When him or A.J. [Ewing] are on-base, they are going to put pressure on the defense, they are going to try to create runs -- it’s good we were able to execute today.”
New York ended up tacking on another in the inning and then held on for a much-needed 7-1 victory to close out the series against the red-hot Mariners.
For Benge, he told reporters it was his first steal of home plate at any level.
For the Mets, it was their first since Francisco Lindor executed that same play in Aug. 2023.
The speedy 23-year-old is now 10-for-12 on stolen base attempts during his rookie campaign, pushing him into a tie for the eighth-most in the National League.
Continue reading...
