Francisco Alvarez - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Mets outfielders peg 3 runners at plate in first 2 innings, including 2 in a row by Carson Benge

Running on New York Mets right fielder Carson Benge is quickly becoming a bad idea

2 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Out of starting nine Alvarez is absent from Sunday's lineup against the Nationals.

Impact Alvarez, who has struck out five times over seven at-bats this series, will sit out of Sunday's series finale. Luis Torrens will handle the catching duties and bat ninth for the Mets.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Kodai Senga gets 1st career save but Mets rookie gives away souvenir ball in comical scene

After earning his first career save, New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga wanted the ball as a keepsake

AUGUST 11 • Associated Press

Goes yard in rout Alvarez went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Sunday's win over the Pirates.

Impact The backstop took Kirby Yates deep in the fifth inning, giving the Mets a 10-1 lead. Alvarez has gone 16 straight games without collecting multiple hits, but he's drawn 14 walks during that stretch to fuel a .224/.406/.408 slash line with three doubles, two homers, five RBI and eight runs.

AUGUST 10 • ROTOWIRE

Bo Bichette goes 5 for 5 and Sean Manaea strikes out 11 in Mets' 11-1 rout of Pirates

Bo Bichette went 5 for 5 with a three-run double and scored three times, Luis Robert Jr. homered and drove in four, and the New York Mets routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-1

AUGUST 9 • Associated Press

Exiting starting nine Alvarez is not in the lineup for Friday's game in Pittsburgh.

Impact He'll receive some rest after starting each of the last four contests. Luis Torrens is catching and batting ninth for the Mets in Alvarez's stead.

AUGUST 7 • ROTOWIRE

Petersen, Mack, Edwards lead the Marlins to a 2-0 win over the Mets

Michael Petersen worked out of a bases-loaded jam with no outs in the seventh inning as the Miami Marlins beat the Mets 2-0 Sunday shortly after New York traded opening day starter...

AUGUST 2 • Associated Press

Resting Saturday Alvarez isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Miami, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Impact Alvarez will move to the bench after going 2-for-19 with six strikeouts in New York's last five games. Luis Torrens will fill in at catcher and bat ninth.

AUGUST 1 • ROTOWIRE

Benge's tie-breaking hit lifts Mets to third straight win, a 3-2 victory over the Braves

Carson Benge hit a tie-breaking RBI double in the seventh inning, lifting the New York Mets to a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves in the opener of a doubleheader

JULY 29 • Associated Press

4 Mets-Yankees Trades That Could Happen at the Deadline The New York Mets have a lot of interesting pieces to shop at the trade deadline, including catcher Francisco Alvarez, reliever Luke Weaver,...

JULY 28 • SI.COM

Mets host the Braves to start 3-game series

The New York Mets host the Atlanta Braves to begin a three-game series

JULY 27 • Associated Press

Heading to bench Sunday Alvarez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

Impact Alvarez will receive a routine day off after he had started at catcher in each of the Mets' previous three games. Luis Torrens will step in for Alvarez behind the dish in Sunday's series finale.

JULY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Tucker homers again and Yamamoto allows 1 run in 6 innings as Dodgers beat sloppy Mets 4-3

Kyle Tucker homered for the second consecutive game, Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed one run in six gritty innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers capitalized on two defensive mistakes by t...

JULY 26 • Associated Press

Clubs 12th homer Alvarez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's loss to the Dodgers.

Impact The 24-year-old backstop supplied the Mets' last gasp of offense on the night when he took Evan Phillips deep in the eighth inning. Alvarez is up to 12 homers on the season, and three of them have come in five games since the All-Star break. Over 123 plate appearances since returning from knee surgery in early June, Alvarez has produced a .274/.333/.504 slash line with eight home runs, 11 runs scored and 16 RBI.

JULY 25 • ROTOWIRE

Mets bring home losing streak into matchup with the Dodgers

The New York Mets take on the Los Angeles Dodgers looking to end a four-game home skid

JULY 25 • Associated Press

Roki Sasaki goes 7 innings and Kyle Tucker hits 2-run homer for Dodgers in 4-2 win over Mets

Roki Sasaki pitched seven sparkling innings, Kyle Tucker hit a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodger beat the New York Mets 4-2

JULY 25 • Associated Press

Daily Dinger: Best MLB Home Run Prop Bet Picks Today (Bet on Francisco Alvarez to Hit a Home Run vs. Dodgers) There's no better way to start the weekend than by cashing in on a few players to hit a home run during tonight's MLB action. There are thre...

JULY 24 • SI.COM

Joey Ortiz stays hot, going 3 for 3 in the Brewers' 4-3 win over the Mets

Joey Ortiz went 3 for 3 and was a homer away from the cycle to help the Milwaukee Brewers defeat the New York Mets 4-3

JULY 22 • Associated Press

Sitting Tuesday Alvarez isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Brewers.

Impact Alvarez will move to the bench to begin Tuesday's contest after going 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in the series opener Monday. Luis Torrens will handle catching duties and bat ninth.

JULY 21 • ROTOWIRE

Idle Sunday Alvarez is out of the lineup for Sunday's matchup against the Phillies.

Impact Alvarez will get a breather for the series finale against Philadelphia after going 0-for-3 with a walk, a strikeout and an error made in Saturday's game. Luis Torrens will be behind the plate and bat ninth for the Mets.

JULY 19 • ROTOWIRE

Mets get intriguing Francisco Alvarez trade rumor with Yankees as obvious link | Sporting News The Mets catcher might actually be a trade chip this summer.

JULY 17 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Seventh career multi-homer game Alvarez went 2-for-3 with a pair of solo home runs and a walk in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Phillies.

Impact It was the first multi-homer of the season for Alvarez and the seventh of his career. The slugging backstop has fared well at the dish since returning from the injured list with a torn meniscus in early June, batting .280 with seven long balls, two doubles and 14 RBI over his last 100 at-bats (28 games). For the campaign (236 plate appearances), Alvarez is slashing .259/.325/.448 with 11 big flies, seven doubles and 24 RBI.

JULY 17 • ROTOWIRE

Francisco Alvarez homers twice as Mets beat Phillies 4-1 under smoky sky

Francisco Alvarez homered twice, Brett Baty also went deep and the New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 in the first major league game following the All-Star break

JULY 17 • Associated Press

Mets' Francisco Alvarez gets brutal injury because of Phillies' Justin Crawford | Sporting News This was about as painful as it can get.

JULY 16 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

New York Mets’ 40-57 Start Marks Franchise’s Worst First Half Since 1995

After starting the season with high expectations and a payroll to match, the New York Mets stumbled into the All-Star break following their...

JULY 13 • FOX SPORTS

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