The New York Mets won 5-1 over the Minnesota Twins to kick off their three-game series. Today, the Mets will have Tylor Megill on the bump, facing off against Bailey Ober for the Twins. The Mets are sitting at 11-5 and lead the National League East, and they may be getting a boost soon. Today, they announced they are sending catcher Francisco Alvarez on a rehab assignment. The Mets have been using Luis Torrens and Hayden Senger as their catchers to start the season. Alvarez has been out while he is recovering from a fractured hamate bone in his left hand. The injury occurred during batting practice during Spring Training and required surgery.
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Francisco Alvarez
Alvarez, over three seasons with the Mets, has played in 228 games, hitting .221 with a .717 OPS. He has 27 doubles, two triples, 37 home runs, 111 RBI, 93 runs scored, three stolen bases, and 66 walks. Defensively, he has a .989 fielding percentage with a caught stealing percentage of 14.9. He’s been with the Mets since 2019. In the minors, he’s appeared in 266 games, hitting .269 with a .901 OPS. He had 51 doubles, a triple, 61 home runs, 181 RBI, 180 runs scored, ten stolen bases, and 154 walks. He was the third-ranked prospect by MLB entering the 2023 season. Last season in 100 games, he hit .237 with a .710 OPS. He had 14 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs, 47 RBI, 39 runs scored, a stolen base, and 30 walks. In the postseason, he played in 13 games, hitting .256, he had a double, three RBI, four runs scored, and two walks.
