Mets' Benge Shines in Debut, Rose's Final Call

0:00On March 27, the New York Mets kicked off their season with an 11-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on opening day, March 26. Rookie Alfielder, Carson Bench, stole the show and his major league debut, crushing a solo home run in the sixth inning for his first bigly hit. Howey Rose handled the radio play-by-play, marking his final opening day call after announcing his retirement from the booth just days earlier. As a city field jumped to their feet as Benjay circled the bases, getting fist bumps from teammates like Francisco Alvarez and a pat from the third, base coach. Bench kept the momentum going, reaching base three times with two walks scoring twice and swiping his first stolen base in the eighth. Rose wrapped things up perfectly, delivering his signature line on the final out, a fitting bookend to a day blending new beginnings and fond. Their wills in Mets history, team coverage, powered by AI, this is New York Mets News today. I'm Corey with the story.