Two swings made the NY Mets RF competition get more interesting

Everyone is probably rooting for Carson Benge to win the New York Mets right field job. Many would accept Mike Tauchman. MJ Melendez? A two home run game on Friday alerted everyone as to why the Mets signed him in the first place.

An ex-catcher turned outfielder with poor outfield range but a great arm, he was an unexpected Mets addition simply because of how he failed to make sense for the ball club on a major league contract.