Youth Gives the Mets a Spark Amid Another Injury Scare | Evan & Tiki
WFAN Daily
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3.8 • 794 Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2026
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber focus on the Mets finding a rare spark in a difficult season, as Carson Benge and A.J. Ewing bring energy, athleticism, and a little hope to a team that has badly needed it. The walk off win over Detroit gives fans something to feel good about, even if the Mets remain well under .500 and far from proving they are truly back.
The conversation also centers on the concern surrounding Juan Soto’s foot, another frustrating injury scare in a season already filled with them. Evan and Tiki weigh the excitement of the youth movement against the reality of the Mets’ offensive struggles, the need for cleaner baseball, and the importance of Soto avoiding a longer absence.
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| 0:00.0 | Number one, when Carson Benz drives in a run, they are now 11 and 0, as he got the game winning hit last night. |
| 0:05.8 | He's the guy. If he doesn't do it, that's a loser. |
| 0:08.7 | That's it. Those are the facts. |
| 0:10.6 | But the Mets have won 17 games this season, not exactly a huge number. |
| 0:14.8 | No. |
| 0:15.1 | In four of those wins, so four out of 17 wins, that's a little bit less than 25% of the time. |
| 0:22.7 | The New York Mets win a game and we have to be concerned about an injury. |
| 0:27.4 | On April 3rd against the Giants when the Mets beat them 10 to 3, |
| 0:30.9 | Juan Soto left with a calf issue. |
| 0:32.7 | On April 22nd, when the Mets beat the twins and finally ended that disgusting losing streak, |
| 0:37.3 | Lindor left with a calf issue. When they beat the Tigers two days ago, Francisco Alvarez, torn meniscus. And then last night, the Mets win a dramatic game against the Detroit Tigers. They win a series. And now we've got to be worried about Juan Soto's foot. What's up with that? I mean, it's just bad luck. I was going to say luck, |
| 0:55.4 | but it's not good luck. Because when you hear luck, you hear good luck. It's bad luck for this |
| 0:59.5 | Met team. But I think the good thing about it, Evan, is it's forcing these young kids to be |
| 1:05.1 | pushed into action. And for the first time, I think, maybe not all season, but the first time consistently this season, this team feels like it has Jose Iglesias on it. |
| 1:17.1 | You know what I mean? |
| 1:18.2 | And I'm not saying that he had any kind of impact as a player, but there was an impact that he had as an emotional galvanizer. |
| 1:27.1 | And it felt like fun. |
| 1:29.4 | They have some juice. |
| 1:30.5 | Well, it's juice, but it's also, it looks enjoyable. |
| 1:33.8 | Yeah. |
| 1:34.0 | I think for most of the season, it's felt like, all right, we got all these guys that are, |
| 1:37.5 | that are on prove-it deals. |
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