Carson Benge Was ROBBED...
Josh Burn dives into detail about how Mets rookie Carson Benge finished 2nd in NL Rookie of the Year voting to Reds slugger Sal Stewart, despite more than double Stewart's WAR. Sal Stewart won 2026 National League Rookie of the Year with 170 points and 20 of 30 first-place votes, riding 32 home runs and 112 RBI. Carson Benge got 107 points and 7 first-place votes. Benge led Stewart in batting average (.282 to .263), on-base percentage (.346 to .330) and Baseball Reference WAR (4.3 to 1.8). Benge hit .143 through April 20 before a comeback that made him the first Mets rookie with 20 home runs…
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