NEW YORK (AP) — Touted prospect Carson Benge made the New York Mets’ opening day roster and will begin the season as their starting right fielder.
The team announced Monday that Benge is set to make his major league debut Thursday against reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citi Field.
“Joy over everything, I would say. Just knowing that I worked hard for it. Countless hours I spent, and all my family members and friends that have sacrificed some time for me, and that it’s all going to come true — my dream since I was little — is pretty cool,” Benge told reporters before the Mets broke camp in Port St.