The Mets traded Brandon Nimmo to the Rangers back in November and announced Juan Soto would be moving to left field at the start of Spring Training – two moves that created an opening in the other outfield corner. Speaking in February, Soto offered a preview of who could be

NEW YORK -- Following a spring in which he checked every box the team asked of him, starring in Grapefruit League play and benefitting from a teammate’s injury late in camp, Carson Benge has made the Mets’ Opening Day roster. The team made the announcement on Monday afternoon. Benge, the

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Three Grapefruit League games remain for the Mets, plus an intrasquad scrimmage on Monday. Before breaking camp, most regulars are scheduled to play in three of the four.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Over the offseason, when Mets prospects A.J. Ewing and Nick Morabito lived and worked out together in Tampa, Fla., the subject of their speed naturally became a topic of conversation. “He swore he was faster,” Ewing said with a smile. “I swore I was faster.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Nolan McLean started throwing more sinkers as a pro and developed into the top pitching prospect in baseball. Jonah Tong altered the Vulcan grip location of his changeup and won MiLB Pitching Prospect of the Year honors in 2025. Brandon Sproat leaned more on his

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The friends and lockermates that used to surround Carson Benge are mostly gone. Those who once joined Benge on the clubhouse couches for chess matches or simple conversations -- A.J. Ewing, Nick Morabito, Jacob Reimer, Ryan Clifford and the like -- have all been reassigned

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Nolan McLean was among the Spring Breakout alumni to make an impact in the Majors last season. Which Mets prospects could be the next ones to forge a similar path? For the third straight year, the Mets will send many of their top prospects to

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- While it’s commonplace for prospects from Minor League camp to see an at-bat or two late in Grapefruit League games, it’s rare for one to log significant time on the Major League diamond. It’s rarer still for one to start. Yet there was Mitch Voit,

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Since David Stearns took over as the Mets’ president of baseball operations, the team has endeavored to be honest with players about their chances of making the team. At the beginning of this spring, club officials told Jonah Tong that, if everyone else stayed healthy,

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- While his team was playing an exhibition against Team Israel at Clover Park on Wednesday, Nolan McLean took the mound in a Minor League scrimmage on a back field at the Mets’ complex. The numbers -- one run allowed over four innings -- were irrelevant.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Carson Benge has been impressive this spring as he competes for the Mets’ right-field job, producing another highlight on Wednesday. The 23-year-old hit his first home run of the spring in the Mets’ 5-2 win over Team Israel, though the homer won’t count toward his

They are the Mets' top two prospects. They are former two-way college teammates and roommates at Oklahoma State who were drafted by New York a year apart and have very similarly colored locks. This year, they could be sharing the field together in the big leagues. Carson Benge and Nolan

Nolan McLean might already be a household name around Queens. He was the Mets’ de facto ace down the stretch last year. Until the club acquired Freddy Peralta, it looked like he might lead the New York rotation again to begin 2026. He’s the only rookie on Team USA’s World

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Carson Benge has a novel view on swinging and missing. “I hate striking out,” Benge said after collecting three hits in the Mets’ 6-0 loss to the Cardinals on Wednesday, all on two-strike pitches. “That’s one thing about me. So being able to fight for

The Mets have had young pitching stars before, have they ever, all the way back to the great Tom Seaver. He was a phenom who stayed a star until he won his 300th game -- with the White Sox by then -- when he was 40. Now another young guy,

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Although Carson Benge knew it would happen, he still couldn’t quite prepare himself for his first brush with Juan Soto. “When I saw Soto,” Benge said of the moment, “I was like, ‘Holy s---.’”

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Earlier this week, Mets beat writer Anthony DiComo outlined the team’s bullpen situation, sans Edwin Diaz, heading into Spring Training. There are a few names in the mix that might be less recognizable than some others, given all the young pitchers who have a chance to emerge from the Mets'