Carson Benge

Carson Benge

23-Year-Old OutfielderOF
New York Mets
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Benge had a great 2025 season and his popularity is trending up after president of baseball operations David Stearns singled him out as a prospect who could make the Opening Day roster in 2026. The No. 19 overall pick in 2024, Benge was a two-way player in college, and like his friend and org. mate Nolan McLean, that could mean there's a bit of untapped potential still as he gets further removed from two-way duty. A .188 BABIP in 24 games at Triple-A, despite a 52.8 Statcast HardHit%, tanked his numbers to close the season, but the lefty-hitting outfielder still slashed .281/.385/.472 with 15 home runs, 22 steals, a 13.1 percent walk rate and a 17.7 percent strikeout rate in 116 games across the three highest levels of the minors. Benge doesn't have any obvious flaws as a hitter, with the exception of his impact potential against same-handed pitchers (.326 SLG in 123 PA in 2025). While he may be an everyday player long term, the recent trend is for teams to platoon these types of young lefty hitters. He has a chance to play center field, but Benge would be a weapon in right field thanks to his big arm. Read Past Outlooks
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#322
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Signed a one-year contract with the Mets in March of 2026.
Loaded line Monday
OFNew York Mets
May 19, 2026
Benge went 3-for-6 with a double, three RBI, three runs scored and a walk in Monday's extra-innings win over the Nationals.
Analysis
Benge was one of six New York players who recorded multi-hit performances in this win, a game in which the Mets scored 10 runs in the 12th inning to pull away for good. Benge has been on a tear of late and has five multi-hit performances over his last seven contests, a stretch in which he's hitting .412 with a .915 OPS, two doubles, six RBI, eight runs scored and two stolen bases. He should continue to hit near the top of the Mets' order as long as he keeps seeing the ball this well.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
14
2
2
8
11
4
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
5
1
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+27%
OPS vs LHP
2026
 
 
+27%
OPS vs LHP
2025
No Stats
2024
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024vs Left .778 40 8 0 4 3 .324 .425 .353
Since 2024vs Right .611 163 17 3 16 6 .230 .282 .329
2026vs Left .778 40 8 0 4 3 .324 .425 .353
2026vs Right .611 163 17 3 16 6 .230 .282 .329
2025vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+20%
OPS at Home
2026
 
 
+20%
OPS at Home
2025
No Stats
2024
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024Home .703 99 12 2 10 5 .283 .333 .370
Since 2024Away .586 104 13 1 10 4 .213 .288 .298
2026Home .703 99 12 2 10 5 .283 .333 .370
2026Away .586 104 13 1 10 4 .213 .288 .298
2025Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Carson Benge compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.34
 
BB Rate
6.9%
 
K Rate
20.2%
 
BABIP
.303
 
ISO
.086
 
AVG
.247
 
OBP
.310
 
SLG
.333
 
OPS
.644
 
wOBA
.291
 
Exit Velocity
90.2 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
35.9%
 
Barrels/PA
5.4%
 
Expected BA
.267
 
Expected SLG
.424
 
Sprint Speed
25.4 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
43.4%
 
Line Drive %
24.1%
 
Fly Ball %
32.4%
 
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
A lefty-hitting outfielder with strong tools across the board, Benge was the Mets' first rounder in 2024 after working as a two-way player at Oklahoma State. He's just an outfielder now, but his plus-plus arm still serves him well. Benge's got more projection and potential skills growth than the typical college pick, as he is an above-average hitter who uses the whole field but he hasn't yet learned how to consistently pull the ball in the air to take advantage of his above-average raw power. He had an excellent pro debut, slashing .273/.420/.436 with two home runs, three steals and a 14:11 K:BB in 15 games at Single-A, but both of his homers went out to the opposite field and he logged a 51.2 percent groundball rate. Benge is a good athlete, especially relative to the typical corner outfielder from college, and he may have the speed and instincts to play in center field if needed. He should spend all of his age-22 season in the minors and could debut in 2026.
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Racks up three hits Saturday
OFNew York Mets
May 16, 2026
Benge went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Yankees.
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Stays hot Thursday
OFNew York Mets
May 15, 2026
Benge went 2-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base in Thursday's win over the Tigers.
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Drives in game-winning run
OFNew York Mets
May 13, 2026
Benge went 3-for-5 with an RBI single and a run scored during the Mets' 3-2 extra-inning win over the Tigers on Wednesday.
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Getting another chance at leadoff
OFNew York Mets
May 12, 2026
Benge will start in right field and bat leadoff in Tuesday's contest versus the Tigers.
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Productive again Wednesday
OFNew York Mets
May 7, 2026
Benge went 2-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and two RBI in Wednesday's win over the Rockies.
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Not considered for Peralta trade
OFNew York Mets
February 3, 2026
According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Benge was not "seriously on the table" during negotiations between the Mets and Brewers in the Freddy Peralta trade.
Analysis
Benge is New York's top position-player prospect, so the organization was never going to be offering him up lightly, if at all. The 22-year-old has yet to make his MLB debut but will have an opportunity to make the Opening Day roster during spring training. Even if Benge begins the campaign back at Triple-A Syracuse, he may not have to wait long to make his big-league debut given that the Mets don't have an established starter in left field.
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