00:03it's finally official the Mets making it official today Monday March 23rd Carson Benj will be on
00:10the opening day roster the Metropolitans telling him today that he will be in right field against
00:15the Pittsburgh Pirates when the Mets open their season on Thursday at Citi Field and this is
00:21obviously a great day for Carson Benj and the New York Mets also a great day for Mets fans who've
00:27been intrigued to see if this young outfielder could make the roster and here's the thing there
00:34is no doubt about it that he earned his spot on this roster to start 2026 obviously it's one thing
00:41to make it there it's another thing to stay up in the show once you get there and we will
00:45see
00:45if Carson Benj can do that but that is a conversation for another day right now the great news is
00:50that he
00:51made the roster and that he earned it he was in a battle with Mike Tauchman who now will be
00:56out with
00:56injury after tearing his meniscus Carlos Mendoza saying that he will be out for a while but Carson
01:02Benj had to show out and prove he had to pop out and show that he could get this done
01:07and in the
01:08spring in the Grapefruit League he posted great numbers throughout spring training he really had
01:13to be impressed with what he did you know hitting three over 360 435 on base percentage 15 hits 874
01:22OPS
01:23over 14 games all that stuff earned him a spot on the roster he had a couple of extra base
01:29hits and
01:29it doesn't even include the home run that he had against team Israel in an exhibition game so he
01:34showed out you also saw some of the speed you saw the defense you saw all the reasons that the
01:40Mets
01:40were so high on Carson Benj and what they think he can do for them in the future but the
01:45main thing for
01:46me with Carson Benj that I look at yes the numbers are dope you love what he did there and
01:51how he
01:51produced on the field but you also hear the things around the Mets organization and from people who
01:56cover the team about how he carries himself with such maturity and then you got to look at it with
02:01this kid he was in a battle for that right field spot with Mike Tauchman who also had himself a
02:06good
02:06spring and he then produces these numbers he didn't waver he didn't get down he had the confidence knew
02:12that he had to put up numbers to earn the job and he did exactly that that's the kind of
02:17moxie
02:17that's the kind of presence that you want to see from a young player who wants it now it's about
02:23him staying here but this is a great opportunity for the Mets to have a young player in the position
02:28of right field we know Carson Benj can also play in other spots in the outfield but the Mets want
02:33to see him in right that's the best position they believe that there's there for him with his speed
02:37with his arm and now it's going to be he's got a great tough first half so you like him
02:42having a
02:42he's got to face Paul Skeens one of the best pitchers in baseball in his first game and we
02:48will see how he does but if you're a fan of the New York Mets you got to like this
02:53this is a young
02:54player coming up through the system Mets fans know this they've seen a lot of young players
02:59particularly outfielders highly touted come up through the system and then either not make it
03:05or then when they get to the major league level not produce but right now this is a kid who's
03:10checked off every box he's answered every question thus far that the Mets have asked of him
03:16and so now I think if you're looking at this as a Mets fan you've got to be really encouraged
03:20and
03:20just take it a step at a time he got here now we're going to see what he's going to
03:24do but if
03:24you like the way that he carried himself which I do the way he carried himself throughout this
03:29big training not just the production but just the energy the aura around him the stepping up to the
03:35plate figuratively here and now he'll have to step up to the plate literally on the field
03:40in the show if you like all that you got to think all right maybe there's something with
03:46Carson Bench and maybe he can do it on the major league level questions to be answered but I think
03:52if you're a Mets fan you got to be excited that when the opening day lineups are called on Thursday
03:57against the Pittsburgh Pirates you will hear Carson Bench's name he earned it I think it was the right
04:02move for the New York Mets and now we'll see if he's here to stay
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