{"id":196565,"date":"2026-04-14T09:04:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/196565\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T09:04:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:04:29","slug":"juan-sotos-mets-injury-allowing-new-york-to-keep-playing-youngster-who-has-struggled-a-ton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/196565\/","title":{"rendered":"Juan Soto\u2019s Mets injury allowing New York to keep playing youngster who has struggled a ton"},"content":{"rendered":"

Juan Soto\u2019s Mets injury allowing New York to keep playing youngster who has struggled a ton<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The New York Mets<\/a> were hopeful that things would go as planned when entering the season after a brutal campaign in 2025.<\/p>\n

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The Mets made some impressive moves, but ultimately needed some of their stars to be healthy and play as well as expected. One of those guys is Juan Soto, still one of the best hitters in the world. Soto has unfortunately been dealing with an injury, and while that’s never ideal, it’s actually giving some leeway to another player on the Mets roster.<\/p>\n

With Soto sidelined, the Mets are giving a longer look to rookie Carson Benge, even if the early results haven\u2019t been where New York is hoping for right now.<\/p>\n

Anthony DiComo had the latest on the situation the Mets are currently dealing with.<\/p>\n

\u201cThings haven\u2019t gone swimmingly for Benge, who snapped an 0-for-24 skid Wednesday with a ninth-inning single,\u201d DiComo wrote. \u201cBut Soto\u2019s absence, combined with Benge\u2019s defensive skillset, may result in continued opportunities for the rookie.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLonger term, veteran Minor League signee Tommy Pham is ramping up with plans to be ready by the middle of this month. If Benge continues to struggle at the plate while Pham proves effective in the Minors, it could prompt the Mets to make a change. For now, though, Benge will continue to play.\u201d<\/p>\n

All Benge can ask for right now is the opportunity to play, and the Mets are giving him that. If he doesn’t do what’s needed over the next few days to weeks as Soto and others continue to ramp up or return from injury, he’ll have to worry about his job then. However, the youngster seems to be in a rather decent spot as of now.<\/p>\n

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