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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The Mets’ season has been miserable, but it has not been wasted.
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it → waste → ?
Try it freeThe young outfielder collected three more hits (including a home run) in Saturday’s 10-3 victory over the Phillies at Citi Field, and he tipped his helmet to the 37,468 on hand after his third, which gave him the all-time record for hits by a Mets rookie.
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which → try → rookie
The Mets recently said goodbye, again, to Pete Alonso, and now can say goodbye to his then-rookie record of 155 hits in 2019.
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Mets → say → 2019
Benge tallied his 156th in his 149th game and has another week to add to his total.
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Benge → tally → total
“To see all the guys who have come through here, all the greats … being able to hold that [record] is pretty special,” said Benge, who did not set the record dramatically but rather fittingly.
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who → see → record
In the second inning, Benge drilled a home run off righty Andrew Painter, his 19th of the year, to tie Ike Davis (2010) and Ron Swoboda (1965) for fourth most by a Mets rookie.
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Benge → drill → rookie
In the seventh, Benge poked a single into right-center against lefty José Alvarado to tie Alonso.
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Benge → poke → Alonso
And in the eighth, against righty Orion Kerkering, Benge turned a check swing into a swinging bunt that hugged the third base line, a big grin on his face as he reached first base for the record.
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he → turn → record
This season, Benge — with his aptitude, a swing that has few holes, good speed and a cannon of an arm — has done some of everything to help the Mets.
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that → have → Mets
“There’s just no clean way to get him out,” interim manager Andy Green said of Benge, who has proven himself against major league pitching of all kinds.
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who → ’ → kinds
“When he sees one pitch in an at-bat,” said Christian Scott, who struck out seven and was charged with three runs in 4 ²/₃ innings, “he kind of learns from it.”
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he → see → it
- 47 Brand logo cap
- 1986 eco tote bag
- Mets fiber beach towel
- 14-ounce sculpted relief mug
- Customizable jersey
- Color block logo backpack
Benge has learned plenty this season, which began with promise — having won a job in camp — and transitioned to disappointment.
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which → learn → disappointment
He was hitting .189 with a .525 OPS at the end of April.
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He → hit → April
Nearing the end of September, he is hitting .276 with a .759 OPS.
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he → near → OPS
The rookie struggled immediately and then not again, launching himself into the Mets record books and at least the NL Rookie of the Year conversation.
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rookie → struggle → Year
“It just proves I’m tough,” Benge said of his getting past his early struggles.
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his → prove → struggles
“I won’t let things get me down too much.”
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things → let → me
Further proof: He will not take jabs about the record-setting hit, which officially traveled 1 foot in the air.
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which → take → air
His teammates have not teased him about it because “they don’t have the record,” Benge said with a laugh.
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Benge → tease → laugh
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