Morning Briefing: Francisco Álvarez Continuing to Shine With Mets

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Good morning, Mets fans!

Francisco Álvarez is continuing to stay hot. With the Mets in a bit of a catcher’s overload, Álvarez is making a strong case to stay in the big leagues after hitting his sixth home run on Wednesday. The Mets lost to the Cubs though, 4-2, and will look to end the series on a strong note tonight at 7:40 p.m. ET.

Latest Mets News

Will Sammon of The Athletic spoke with Mets pitchers on rookie catcher Álvarez and his rookie year success. The consensus: “He’s growing up on us.”

The Amazin’ Mets Foundation shared the story of 12-year-old Liam, an Amazin’ Warrior battling Leukemia. Liam is expected to receive a bone marrow transplant, but before his surgery Brandon Nimmo and the Mets gave Liam the day of his life in a visit to Citi Field that included player meet-and-greets and a stadium tour.

FanGraphs analyzes the Mets’ top 37 prospects.

The Brooklyn Cyclones announced on Wednesday that the Mets have assigned Omar Narváez to a rehab assignment with Brooklyn on Thursday.

Per Mike Mayer of Metsmerized, Mets pitching prospect Mike Vasil left his start with Double-A Binghamton early with a trainer on Wednesday.

Mike Mayer of Metsmerized also noted on Wednesday that Álvarez is now the third youngest catcher in Major League Baseball history to hit five home runs in an 11-game span.

Latest MLB News

According to Geoff Pontes of Baseball America, Atlanta Braves 2022 first-round supplemental draft pick JR Ritchie was expected to undergo Tommy John surgery on Tuesday to fix a moderate grade two tear.

Per RotoBaller MLB, Carlos Correa was scratched from the Twins’ lineup on Wednesday with plantar fasciitis. MLB Trade Rumors elaborated and said Correa also has a muscle strain in his left foot.

Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reported that Kumar Rocker’s Tommy John surgery was successful and went as planned on Monday.

Latest on MMO

David Crocco recaps the Mets’ minor league affiliate games from Tuesday, which included a game-winning home run from Matt Rudick, along with Ronny Mauricio staying hot in Triple-A.

Sam Neumann recaps Pete Alonso’s strong performance on Tuesday and discusses his “impressive” power surge.

John Sheridan analyzes and talks about Tommy Pham’s first-half struggles.

Shaun Huntley discusses Topps turning the clock back in 2023 to the heritage of 1974.

Ross Bentley takes a look at the Mets’ options to address their catcher “logjam.”