Royals Give up an Unreal Little League HR to Mets with 3 Errors on 1 Play
The Mets scored three runs on a weak chopper after three Royals throwing errors, and Kansas City still won 16-12 in a game with 32 hits.
- On Tuesday, July 7, 2026, the Kansas City Royals committed three errors on one play against the New York Mets, allowing Carson Benge to score a "Little League home run" during the first inning at Citi Field.
- With two outs, Benge hit a weak comebacker to Royals pitcher Seth Lugo, who spiked his throw to first baseman Jac Caglianone, triggering the chaotic sequence.
- Caglianone and Royals third baseman Nick Loftin committed subsequent throwing errors, allowing three runs to score on a play one account described as the "worst defensive sequence in baseball history."
- Ultimately, the Royals secured a 16-12 victory over the Mets in a high-scoring contest that featured 32 total hits and 16 walks.
- The 38-53 Mets have also struggled with their own defensive lapses this season, providing broader context to the error-filled contest.
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MLB Fans in Disbelief as Royals’ Bizarre On-Field Blunder Hands Little League Home Run to Mets
The average number of errors per game in MLB is around 0.51 to 0.53. That means baseball rarely produces a sequence in which a routine grounder spirals into a series of defensive mistakes. But Tuesday’s game between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Mets featured exactly that, leaving players, broadcasters, and fans stunned. “Royals defense just imploded and awarded Carson Benge a little league home run,” Talkin’ Baseball captioned the sho…
Royals give up an unreal Little League HR to Mets with 3 errors on 1 play
The Kansas City Royals somehow managed to out-Mets the New York Mets on Tuesday. Kansas City and New York played Tuesday in the opener of a three-game set at Citi Field in Queens, N.Y. It did not take long for disaster to strike however as the Royals made a real mess of it from the very first inning. Mets right fielder Carson Benge was up to bat with two runners on and two outs. On a 1-2 count, Benge slapped a weak comebacker towards the mound, …
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