MLB team allows Little League home run: ‘Worst defensive sequence in baseball history’
A defensive collapse by the New York Mets, featuring a rare Little League home run, has sparked claims of the worst sequence in baseball history.
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The brief
The New York Mets suffered an ugly loss to the last-place Royals after an early lead was wasted. The game featured a sequence where player Benge tapped a ball to the mound, resulting in a Little League home run.
Coverage from MLB.com and Syracuse.com highlights the defensive failure, with the latter citing the event as the 'worst defensive sequence in baseball history.' The New York Post emphasizes the 'implosion' of the team's piecemeal pitching. Future coverage may focus on the fallout of this loss and the performance of the Mets' pitching staff, as Amazin' Avenue and Defector provide further commentary on the team's current trajectory.
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Quick answers
Who hit the Little League home run?
The play involved Benge tapping the ball to the mound.
Which teams were playing?
The New York Mets played against the last-place Royals.
How did the New York Post describe the Mets' pitching?
The New York Post described it as 'piecemeal pitching's implosion.'
Coverage (5)
- The Mets Have Turned It Around 360 Degrees defector.com · 7h ago
- Mets Morning News: Not-so-sweet 16 Amazin' Avenue · 7h ago
- Mets’ piecemeal pitching’s implosion wastes early lead in ugly loss to last-place Royals New York Post · 7h ago
- Benge taps ball to the mound ... and turns it into Little League HR?! MLB.com · 7h ago
- MLB team allows Little League home run: ‘Worst defensive sequence in baseball history’ Syracuse.com · 7h ago
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