Francisco Álvarez Named NL Rookie of the Month for July

On Wednesday, MLB announced the players and rookies of the month for the month of July, and Mets’ rookie catcher Francisco Álvarez earned the National League’s Rookie of the Month honors. In July, Álvarez, just 21-years of age, had a .275 AVG, .351 OBP, and a .623 SLG. He drove in 16 RBIs in the month on 19 hits, eight of which were home runs. He also had 14 runs scored for the month. Since July...