Mets\u2019 2-1 loss<\/a>. Ewing singled and was the only Met besides Juan Soto to get a hit against the Marlins.<\/p>\nOn the bright side, Morabito\u2019s diving catch in left helped save a run in the fifth.<\/p>\n
From left field to right it was Morabito, Ewing and Benge, hardly a configuration many would have imagined this early in the season when the Mets opened spring training in February.<\/p>\n
Count manager Carlos Mendoza among those who could not have envisioned it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think anybody did,\u201d Mendoza said before the Mets\u2019 loss. \u201cBut it\u2019s exciting, and they continue to earn it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Carson Benge (right) and A.J. Ewing look on from inside the dugout during the fifth inning of the Mets\u2019 2-1 loss to the Marlins on May 22, 2026 in Miami. Sam Navarro-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
Such is the new reality for the Mets following injuries that have left Francisco Lindor, Jorge Polanco and Luis Robert Jr. sidelined for the long term. Benge began the season with the club, Ewing arrived 1\u00bd weeks ago, and Morabito was promoted in recent days.<\/p>\n
All three have brought a youthful vibe to the Mets clubhouse.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are unreal,\u201d Tyrone Taylor said. \u201cI think they are built different these days.\u201d<\/p>\n
Taylor was asked in what manner the new wave is built differently.<\/p>\n
Nick Morabito looks on from the Mets\u2019 dugout during the sixth inning of the Mets\u2019 loss to the Marlins.l Sam Navarro-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are obviously skilled at baseball, but I think their mentalities, how they go about it is cool,\u201d Tyrone Taylor said. \u201cIt\u2019s like they are unfazed by the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Benge, 23, took a .262\/.316\/.360 slash line with three homers and eight stolen bases into play. He\u2019s been among the team\u2019s best offensive performers in May following a sluggish start to the season.<\/p>\n
He began the day with an .859 OPS for the month, but his defense has been mixed, with multiple glaring lapses including a dropped fly ball during the Subway Series last weekend.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is such a good hitter,\u201d Morabito said. \u201cHis plate discipline is pretty elite with his bat-to-ball skills and he\u2019s got some juice as well and he can impact the game. He can really run out there and he\u2019s a great defender.\u201d<\/p>\n
A.J. Ewing hits a pop fly during the first inning of the Mets\u2019 loss to the Marlins. Getty Images<\/p>\n
Ewing, 21, brought a .276\/.432\/.448 slash line with one homer and two stolen bases over 10 games into play.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think what impresses me is his plate discipline and obviously his speed,\u201d Morabito said. \u201cSpeed plays a big factor here.\u201d<\/p>\n
He can impact the game in so many ways, but I have loved playing with him and just watching him mature as a baseball player.\u201d<\/p>\n
Morabito, 23, was teammates with Ewing this season for two months at Triple-A Syracuse. He was teammates last season with Benge for about a month at Double-A Binghamton.<\/p>\n
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Ewing and Benge were teammates at Single-A Brooklyn and Double-A Binghamton last season.<\/p>\n
Morabito, who debuted in the major leagues Tuesday, has wasted little time getting acclimated.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s awesome,\u201d Ewing said. \u201cThe guys, everyone with me was super inviting, and they did the same with him and he\u2019s been fitting in really well and seems comfortable. He plays the game extremely hard.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mendoza has other options for the outfield, most notably playing Juan Soto in left. But the inclusion of the three rookies on the roster allows Mendoza to use Soto as the DH. The Mets have another strong option defensively for the outfield in Taylor.<\/p>\n
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But it\u2019s the three rookies attracting attention as the Mets attempt from the early hole they have dug. The Mets began play 22-28 after splitting four games in Washington.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think all three of them have all the tools and the Mets\u2019 future looks pretty cool,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cFans should be excited about it for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MIAMI \u2014 Officially, it was Game No. 51 for the Mets on Friday. Unofficially, it was Kids\u2019 Night.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":706388,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2396],"tags":[3883,5,5805,101,4,1690,61,2548,4203,185],"class_list":["post-706387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-mets","tag-a-j-ewing","tag-baseball","tag-carson-benge","tag-mets","tag-mlb","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-mets","tag-newyork","tag-newyorkmets","tag-sports"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116622486694249787","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/706387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=706387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/706387\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/706388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=706387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=706387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=706387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}