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
