The New York Mets have a few roster decisions to make when it comes to their outfield. Other than the spot guaranteed to Juan Soto, the remaining outfielders on the roster will have to win the starting job in spring training. The current depth chart lists several big league options but if Carson Benge makes the team out of spring training, he'll do something that hasn't been done in almost a decade.
If he is added to the Opening Day roster, Carson Benge will be the first player with no big league experience to do so since Pete Alonso
The last person to debut on Opening Day was technically Andrés Giménez in 2020 but that was a COVID-shortened season.