The New York Mets 2025 Player Development Awards were announced on Monday afternoon, and to no surprise, Carson Benge and Jonah Tong were selected as Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year, respectively. Both players enjoyed extremely successful seasons that have rocketed them up national lists.
Benge, who was ranked the Mets’ third-best prospect on Amazin Avenue’s 2025 Top 25 list, began the season in High-A Brooklyn and hit .302/.417/.480 in 60 games there with 18 doubles, 5 triples, 4 home runs, 15 stolen bases, and 41 walks to 50 strikeouts. He was promoted to Double-A Binghamton at the end of June and appeared in 32 games for them, hitting .317/.407/.571 with 6 doubles, 1 triple, 8 home runs, 4 stolen bases, and 18 walks to 23 strikeouts. At the end of August, he was promoted to