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In a pivotal moment during Game 1 of the NLCS, New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez accomplished what no other catcher had managed in nearly three months: he caught Shohei Ohtani attempting to steal second base. This play not only halted Ohtani’s impressive streak of 36 consecutive successful stolen bases but also marked a significant […]

Francisco Alvarez of the New York Mets made some history on Monday night with his walk-off home run. By delivering the Mets a 4-3 win in the bottom of the 9th inning over the Baltimore Orioles, he became the third-youngest player in franchise history to hit a walkoff home run, according to MLB’s Sarah Langs. […]

Sources indicate that the New York Mets were negotiating a long-term extension with their young catching star, Francisco Alvarez, when discussions were abruptly halted due to the decertification of Alvarez’s agency, Rimas, led by Bad Bunny. The agency is embroiled in a legal dispute with the MLB Players Association over its status as reported by […]

New York Mets starting pitcher Kodai Senga has not appeared in a single game this season due to a shoulder injury he suffered in spring training, but he seems to be making progress in his recovery and could return soon. Senga is expected to throw a bullpen session on either Monday or Tuesday, and the […]

The New York Mets have struggled to stay afloat in the NL East, already trailing the first-place Philadelphia Phillies by 15 games. But perhaps the return of catcher Francisco Alvarez is the exact spark the Mets need for a turnaround. Alvarez is set to begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Binghamton on Thursday. He is […]

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. Alvarez announced on Sunday that he’s having left thumb surgery Tuesday and will be out […]

The New York Mets have recently turned things around after a rough start to the season. Carlos Mendoza’s club is 11-8 after starting off 0-5. The Mets have hit a slight bump in the road, though, as they placed catcher Francisco Alvarez on the 10-day IL Saturday with a sprained thumb. The club promoted Tomas […]

Four games do not make a baseball season. The very nature of baseball is that it is meant to be a grind, where the team that wins will be the team that stays mentally strong through six straight months. But it’s hard to imagine a four-game start that could have been any worse for the […]

With the New York Mets reporting for spring training, a lot of eyes will be on the team with the top payroll in MLB after a disappointing 2023 season. Ahead of the start of spring training games, we’ll be making our Mets bold predictions for the 2024 season. The 2023 season went about as bad […]

The New York Mets are planning to play catcher Francisco Alvarez less for the remainder of the season, according to Newsday. The Mets are “thinking Alvarez will play something like three of every five games the rest of the way,” the report said. Alvarez, who is in his second MLB season, has already played more […]

The New York Mets had a scary situation at the end of their subway series victory against the New York Yankees, when star catcher Francisco Alvarez went down in pain after being hit by a pitch in the hand. Manager Buck Showalter was concerned and came running out of the dugout to check on his […]

The New York Mets defeated their crosstown rivals the New York Yankees on Tuesday by a final score of 9 to 3 as Pete Alonso became the sixth Met to hit two homers at Yankee Stadium. The Mets’ victory didn’t come without a scary moment, however. The team’s power hitting catcher Francisco Alvarez suffered an […]

The New York Mets have had a fairly rough go of it for much of the 2023 MLB season. The team currently resides in fourth place in the National League East, looking up at the Braves. Phillies and Marlins. The Mets got a phenomenal performance from Max Scherzer recently. The team is likely to become […]

With the All-Star break looming, fantasy baseball managers won’t have to worry about filling out their daily roster for a couple of days. However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t gems to find on Week 16 waiver wires. The All-Star break gives both MLB franchises and fantasy baseball owners to truly analyze their team. For the […]

The New York Mets have toiled through a disappointing season so far but have started ever so slightly to pick things up with a four-game winning streak. Their most recent win came courtesy of a clutch home run from Francisco Alvarez. Down to their last strike and trailing 1-0 to the Arizona Diamondbacks, Alvarez went […]

New York Mets’ catcher Francisco Alvarez received negative X-rays in his right hand after a foul ball hit him in the eighth inning, according to manager Buck Showalter. “The preliminary X-rays on Francisco were negative. We’ll see how sore he is tomorrow,” Showalter said. “That one scared me. He’s a tough kid, and when he […]

The New York Mets entered Wednesday night entrenched in second place in the NL East, despite average pitching and batting stats. One bright spot for the offense has been catcher Francisco Alvarez’s play of late. Alvarez, a powerfully built 5-foot-11, 233 pound right-hander, has been hitting the cover off of the ball lately. Stats-wise, Alvarez […]

Francisco Alvarez is starting to look more like the top prospect that the New York Mets were hoping to see. The 21-year-old catcher was one of the top prospects for roughly a year and now is doing his thing in the big leagues. The Mets love what they are seeing from Alvarez, according to Will […]

Big league pitchers tend to prefer to throw to one catcher. Changing backstops can prove to be difficult and may potentially throw pitchers off. That was one of the concerns for the New York Mets when they called top prospect C Francisco Alvarez up to the big league club. Fortunately for New York, ace Max […]

New York Mets top prospect Francisco Alvarez will make the first start of his 2023 season on Sunday against the Miami Marlins, per MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo. Assuming he doesn’t make a late-game appearance on Saturday, Sunday’s start will also be Alvarez’s season debut. Mets fans voiced their frustration when the young catcher did not get […]

The New York Mets recently called up top prospect Francisco Alvarez. Fans assumed that Alvarez, a catcher with a high-ceiling, would receive the majority of the playing time for New York. However, Alvarez is not in the lineup for the second consecutive day for the Mets, as Buck Showalter is starting Tomas Nido at catcher, […]

The New York Mets fanbase wants one thing and one thing alone: Francisco Alvarez. The hotshot prospect made his MLB debut last year, and since then, fans want the youngster to see the field. Bolstering his case to start consistently is New York’s catching problem: Tomas Nido is currently in the midst of a bad […]

The 2023 MLB season hasn’t been going on for very long, but the injury bug has already caught up to the New York Mets it seems. They are dealing with injuries to a handful of key players, the latest being catcher Omar Narvaez, who is dealing with a calf strain that will hold him out […]

One area the New York Mets did not aggressively address this offseason was right-handed designated hitter. As such, there’s going to be competition in spring training to see who’ll platoon with the lefty swinging Daniel Vogelbach. We’ll examine the Mets’ five best DH options from the right side for the 2023 MLB season. The Mets […]

The New York Mets most likely will start the 2023 MLB season without their top prospect, Francisco Alvarez, on the Opening Day roster. That’s totally OK. As much as the Mets organization and its fans would love to see the 21-year-old crushing balls over the wall at Citi Field as soon as possible, the slow […]

Spring training will be less about roster and position battles and more of a ramp up to the 2023 season for the New York Mets. Yet with high expectations and several new faces in camp, the Mets will be one of the more intriguing teams to watch this spring. We’ll have three bold Mets predictions […]

Amid high expectations after a busy offseason, the New York Mets open spring training next week. We’ll examine three things to watch at Mets spring training. Camp will feature several new high-profile players. Justin Verlander, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, is one of three new starters in the Mets rotation. Japanese star […]

There’s much excitement around the New York Mets as they get ready to open Spring Training next week. Much of that excitement is stirred by a bevy of offseason additions, including reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander. But there’s reason to be juiced by several of the Mets’ top prospects, too. We’ll […]

After an unprecedented spending spree during MLB free agency, the New York Mets roster seems just about set. How that affects their top prospects, including Francisco Alvarez and Brett Baty, is to be seen. We will discuss what the Mets plan should be for Alvarez and Baty after their MLB free-agency binge. Since free agency […]

As the old adage goes, ‘you never forget your first.’ Such is certainly the case for the number one prospect in all of baseball, Francisco Alvarez. The New York Mets future franchise catcher hit the first home run of his career, a deep 439-foot bomb to left-center field in the bottom of the sixth inning. […]

The New York Mets, who currently boast a 98-58 record, are in an enviable position for once after years of franchise mishaps. Not only are they in position to claim the NL East crown, they have also done so in convincing fashion led by superstars Francisco Lindor, Jacob deGrom, and Max Scherzer. And it’s only […]