In recent years, the Mets have faced a persistent issue behind home plate: inconsistency. Initially, they struggled to find a reliable cornerstone for the position until Francisco Alvarez arrived.
The New York Mets will be without rising star catcher Francisco Alvarez for two months, leaving them with a need for an extra body at the position. Patrick McAvoy of Fan Nation’s Inside the Mets identified Jorge Alfaro as an attractive free agent for the Mets to consider signing off of the free agent pile while Alvarez recovers.
The club suggested the procedure tends to require eight weeks before a player can return to game action.
This week, we talk about the Mets continuing to roll, thanks to contributions up and down the roster, including from guys we may have doubted. We also discuss Francisco Alvarez’s injury and share our takes on the Mets’ City Connect uniforms.
We’ve now approached the final full week of April, and the New York Mets are 12-9. It’s been a solid start to the season, to say the least after being 0-5 in the beginning.
The New York Mets (12-8) are riding high after an initial rough start, winning their last six games after dropping their first five. However, catcher Francisco Alvarez won’t be around to help continue the momentum for the next couple months.
Mets starting catcher Francisco Alvarez will need surgery for a torn ligament in his left thumb, the team announced Saturday.
The New York Mets placed starting catcher Francisco Alvarez on the 15-day injured list with a left thumb sprain on Saturday. Alvarez, 22, appeared to sustain the injury in the second inning of the Mets' 9-4 victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.
The Mets placed catcher Francisco Alvarez on the 10-day injured list due to a left thumb sprain, and selected the contract of catcher Tomas Nido from Triple-A.
After leaving Tuesday’s game early with hamstring tightness, Brett Baty has yet to return to the lineup. And in an all too familiar feeling around the New York Mets, injuries to important players might be starting to pile up.
The New York Mets always seems to have something or other going wrong.
It's almost time for all the preseason breakout candidates to break through.
The New York Mets have a promising catcher that could ascend in 2024. Francisco Alvarez is gearing up for his third season in the MLB. The Venezuelan catcher had an emergent 2023 season which saw him smack 25 home runs into the stands.
The New York Mets may be able to keep one of their brightest stars for the foreseeable future. Francisco Alvarez, the team's 22-year-old catcher, has been rumored to signing a long-term contract extension throughout the offseason.
Signing him long before he reaches what should be his prime could potentially save the Mets some cash in the future.
The New York Mets are fortunate to have enjoyed the steady services of catcher Francisco Alvarez in 2023. The Mets’ fortune may continue well into the future should they ink the talented 22-year-old to a multi-year contract extension.
On Thursday, New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez logged his 53rd RBI of his debut season in the MLB in an 11-1 rout of the Arizona Diamondbacks. With the Mets in clear need of a quality starter at the position and Alvarez coming into the year as New York’s number one prospect, has New York found their long-term solution at the position?
A scary moment for this New York Mets' star. Rookie catcher Francisco Alvarez exited Tuesday night's game against the Yankees after getting hit on the hand by a pitch in the top of the ninth inning.
The New York Mets are in the midst of a very dissapointing season, which has them sitting six games under .500 and seven games out of a playoff spot at the All-Star break.
The New York Mets may be struggling this year, but that doesn't mean that rookie catcher Francisco Alvarez is. The Mets lost a heartbreaking 13-10 game to the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night to continue their slide.
One insider insists the track record of New York Mets general manager Billy Eppler shows Eppler will keep rookie catcher Francisco Alvarez with the big-league club through the summer.
The New York Mets lost on Wednesday night against the Chicago Cubs (4-2) but young catcher Francisco Alvarez continues to impress. He went 2-3 with a two-run homer off of Marcus Stroman to raise his batting average to .253.
It's not under the circumstances the New York Mets hoped for, but catcher Francisco Álvarez is returning to the majors.
Francisco Alvarez 21, is one of the top prospects in the sport and generally considered to be ready for the majors when it comes to his offense.
Francisco Alvarez, who made his MLB debut last year at just 20 years of age, underwent ankle surgery last October.
It has been quite some time since Francisco Alvarez dawned the catcher's gear and squatted behind the plate. On Friday, Alvarez was back at it for the first time since late-September when he subbed into the Mets' Grapefruit League game with the Washington Nationals to catch the final three innings.
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