Carson Benge
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Carson Benge, the New York Mets’ No. 2 prospect, highlights the list of 29 non-roster players who were invited to the big-league club’s spring training roster, as made official on Monday.
Benge, the No. 4 outfield prospect and No. 16 overall prospect in all of baseball as ranked by MLB Pipeline, slashed .281/.385/.472 with 15 home runs, 73 RBI, and 22 stolen bases in 116 games between Single-A Brooklyn, Double-A Binghamton, and Triple-A Syracuse last season.
Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns has made it known throughout the offseason that the 22-year-old will be afforded every opportunity to make the big-league team out of camp. He would be slated to be the team’s starting left-fielder come Opening Day should he meet those expectations.
Initially seen as a center-field option with the position in flux over the past year, the Mets’ acquisition of Luis Robert Jr. from the Chicago White Sox allows Benge to make the jump to the majors while playing an easier position.
A pair of future everyday contributors will also join the Mets in Port St. Lucie, FL, though their estimated times of arrival to the majors are a bit further down the road than Benge’s.
Center fielder AJ Ewing could be Robert Jr.’s successor at the position, coming off a season in which he batted .301 with 39 extra-base hits and 70 stolen bases in 124 games with Low-A St. Lucie, High-A Brooklyn, and Double-A Binghamton.
Ryan Clifford, who could be the starting first baseman in Queens after Jorge Polanco’s experimental two-year deal, posted an .826 OPS with 29 home runs and 93 RBI between Double-A and Triple-A last season.
2026 Mets spring training roster
Francisco Alvarez, C
Adbert Alzolay, RHP
Christian Arroyo INF
Jihwan Bae, OF
Austin Barnes, C
Brett Baty, INF/OF
Mike Baumann, RHP
Carson Benge, OF
Bo Bichette, 3B
Huascar Brazoban, RHP
Vidal Brujan, INF
Nick Burdi, RHP
Alex Carrillo, RHP
Ryan Clifford, 1B/OF
Jackson Cluff, INF
Daniel Duarte, RHP
Carl Edwards Jr., RHP
AJ Ewing, INF/OF
Luis Garcia, RHP
Reed Garrett, RHP
Joey Gerber, RHP
Justin Hagenman, RHP
Kevin Herget, RHP
Clay Holmes, RHP
Joe Jacques, LHP
Grae Kessinger, INF
Craig Kimbrel, RHP
Ryan Lambert, RHP
Nate Lavender, LHP
Francisco Lindor, SS
Sean Manaea, LHP
Ronny Mauricio, INF
Nolan McLean, RHP
Tylor Megill, RHP
AJ Minter, LHP
Nick Morabito, OF
Tobias Myers, RHP
Dedniel Nunez, RHP
Cristian Pache, OF
Kevin Parada, C
Freddy Perata, RHP
David Peterson, LHP
Jonathan Pintaro, RHP
Jorge Polanco, 1B
Brooks Raley, LHP
Jose Ramos, OF
Jacob Reimer, INF
Luis Robert Jr., CF
Jose Rojas, INF
Dylan Ross, RHP
Christian Scott, RHP
Marcus Semien, 2B
Kodai Senga, RHP
Hayden Senger, C
Anderson Severino, LHP
Juan Soto, RF
Robert Stock, RHP
Chris Suero, C
Tyrone Taylor, CF
Jonah Tong, RHP
Luis Torrens, C
Matt Turner, LHP
Mark Vientos, 1B/3B/DH
Brandon Waddell, LHP
Austin Warren, RHP
Luke Weaver, RHP
Jack Winninger, RHP
Devin Williams, RHP
Jared Young, IF/OF
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