Carson Benge

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Born
2003 (23 years old)
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Oklahoma City, OK, United States

Position
Right Fielder

Status
Active

Ethnicity
White

Team Number
3

Height
6' 1"

Weight
184 lbs

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Team
New York Mets

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Carson Grant Benge (/bɛndʒ/ BENJ; born January 20, 2003) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball as an outfielder and pitcher for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. He was selected by the Mets in the first round of the 2024 MLB draft and made his MLB debut in 2026.

Amateur career
Benge attended Yukon High School in Yukon, Oklahoma, where he played baseball. He committed to play college baseball at Oklahoma State University prior to his senior year. As a senior in 2021, Benge pitched to an 8–1 record with 124 strikeouts alongside batting .490. He went unselected in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at Oklahoma State.

Benge redshirted and did not appear in a game in 2022 after undergoing Tommy John surgery. He made his collegiate debut in 2023, pitching to a 6.69 ERA over 35 innings and appearing in 59 games primarily in right field. He batted .345 with seven home runs and 43 RBIs. That summer, he briefly played for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Benge entered the 2024 season as a top prospect for the upcoming draft. Over 61 games, he hit .335 with 18 home runs and 64 RBIs alongside posting a 3.16 ERA over 37 innings.