{"id":2492769,"date":"2026-07-08T01:13:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T01:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2492769"},"modified":"2026-07-08T01:13:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T01:13:34","slug":"how-a-carson-benge-comebacker-turned-into-a-little-league-home-run-for-the-mets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/how-a-carson-benge-comebacker-turned-into-a-little-league-home-run-for-the-mets\/","title":{"rendered":"How a Carson Benge comebacker turned into a Little League home run for the Mets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Article_ImageContainer__u7w_I article-inline-image\">\n<div class=\"\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:66.66666666666666%\"\/><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"Article_ImageCaptionCredit__wtmKL article-image-caption-credit inherit Typography_base__T6j8f\">Carson Benge celebrates with his teammates in the first inning of Tuesday&#8217;s game against the Royals.<!-- --> <span class=\"Article_ImageCredit__2YNda inherit Typography_base__T6j8f\">Adam Hunger \/ AP Photo<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width:100%\">\n<div class=\"Grid_container__nUoFL Grid_alignItems-center__gLeMH Grid_justifyContent-flex-start__c8ll5 Grid_xsNumber12__7AIjd Article_BylineGrid__hfa8O Article_nonFeatured__wkbrm\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-07-08T01:00:23.000Z\">July 7, 2026<span class=\"\"><span class=\"FullTimestamp_VerticalLine__r39is\"\/> Updated 9:00 pm EDT<\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-container-grid\">\n<div class=\"Article_ContentContainer__jBNW3 article-content-container bodytext1\">\n<p>NEW YORK \u2014 This was a Royal mess.<\/p>\n<p>The Kansas City Royals committed three errors on one Carson Benge comebacker in the first inning at Citi Field on Tuesday night, turning a ball that traveled maybe 50 feet into three New York Mets runs.<\/p>\n<p>With two on and two outs in the first, Benge tapped a ball between the pitcher\u2019s mound and the third-base line. Starter Seth Lugo pounced on it, but his rushed throw against the speedy Benge skipped past Jac Caglianone\u2019s glove and into foul territory, allowing the first run to score.<\/p>\n<p>The runners had already stopped at second and third when Caglianone uncorked as wild a throw home as you\u2019ll likely ever see, with the ball nearly entering the visiting dugout, allowing Bo Bichette to scoot home and Benge to move to third.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Loftin recovered the ball and tried to get Bichette at the plate, but his throw was late and slid past Carter Jensen, permitting Benge to finish his cycle of the bases.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:ewtw4pptq7oz7lqrxu2txckh\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mq3regjnt22a\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreih2gjcmlkdloglx7rgxfgzmded6bk47ymkew6z6lqjamp5i5xyxxi\" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=\"system\">\n<p lang=\"en\">(The third throw is cut off here, but was also wild.)<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:ewtw4pptq7oz7lqrxu2txckh\/post\/3mq3regjnt22a?ref_src=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Britton (he\/him) (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:ewtw4pptq7oz7lqrxu2txckh?ref_src=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">@timbritton.bsky.social<\/a>) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:ewtw4pptq7oz7lqrxu2txckh\/post\/3mq3regjnt22a?ref_src=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">July 7, 2026 at 7:34 PM<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The play was scored a single with an E1, E3 and E5 on Kansas City\u2019s throws.<\/p>\n<p>This is just the second time in the last decade that a team has committed three errors on a single play, according to Elias Sports Bureau. Last September, the Miami Marlins achieved the ignominious feat in the second inning of a 2-0 loss to the Detroit Tigers.<\/p>\n<p>The Royals and Mets, who matched up in the 2015 World Series, each entered Tuesday\u2019s series opener with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/standings\/league\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">the second-worst records in their respective leagues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"PuzzleEntryPoint_PuzzleContainer__eVJWr\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"PuzzleEntryPoint_PuzzlesContentContainer__tN8KR Content_EaseHover__ZAPW_\">\n<div class=\"PuzzleEntryPoint_PuzzlesDesktopIconContainer__n6Lyn\">\n<div class=\"PuzzleEntryPoint_Hidden__uLL_n\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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