Top prospect Colin Houck hit his first professional home run for Low-A St Lucie in their 8-0 win against the Dunedin Blue Jays on Saturday. The 2023 first-round pick has had an eventful week after driving in the game-winning run in St Lucie’s win on Friday.
The Mets are shaking up the roster with a broad-reaching set of moves.
Lots of home runs on the Mets’ minor league side on Thursday, including the 10th of the season from Luke Ritter, Francisco Alvarez hitting one in his first rehab game and A.J.
Francisco Alvarez is up in Binghamton with the Double-A Rumble Ponies making his first rehab assignment after thumb surgery. In his first plate appearance, Alvarez drew a walk but in just his second plate appearance of the night Alvarez sent a screaming line drive to right field for a three-run home run.
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.
Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez will begin a rehab assignment Thursday, marking his first game action since tearing the UCL in his thumb over a month ago.
Alvarez last played when he suffered a torn ligament in his left thumb on April 19 that left him needing surgery.
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 club suggested the procedure tends to require eight weeks before a player can return to game action.
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.
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.
With the New York Mets down to their final strike against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night, rookie catcher Francisco Alvarez came up clutch.
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.
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.
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