Good morning, Mets fans! Although it’s been a slow start to the offseason, the Braves made a trade Thursday night, acquiring reliever Aaron Bummer for Michael Soroka, Jared Shuster, Nicky Lopez, Braden Shewmake and Riley Gowens. Soroka is a former first-round pick, but his career has been sidetracked by injuries. Latest Mets News Bryan Hoch of MLB.com tweets that Mets beat writer Tim...
Good morning, Mets fans! Mets manager Buck Showalter announced on Thursday that catcher and Mets top prospect Francisco Álvarez will catch the back end of today’s game vs. Washington. Álvarez is in competition with his fellow teammates Ronny Mauricio, Brett Baty and Mark Vientos, to try and seal a spot on the major league roster. Buck Showalter says that Francisco Álvarez will catch the...
Good morning, Mets fans! Francisco Álvarez has moved up on MLB’s list of top prospects. The Mets’ No. 1 prospect now sits a top as MLB’s No. 1 prospect in baseball. The Mets took round one of the Subway Series on Tuesday, taking down the Yankees 6-3. Taijuan Walker wasn’t at his best but turned in a gutsy performance, and Edwin Diaz recorded a four-out save with all four outs coming...
Francisco Álvarez and Mark Vientos played in the 2022 MLB Futures Game at Dodger Stadium Saturday. Álvarez, the Mets’ No. 1 prospect and the No. 2 prospect in all of baseball, played in the game for the second straight season. He’s still just 20 years old. It was Vientos’ first time participating in the event. Both Mets prospects were named to the starting lineup. Álvarez...
The Mets have promoted catching prospect Francisco Álvarez from Double-A Binghamton to Triple-A Syracuse. Anthony DiComo of MLB was the first to report it was likely going to happen, while Joel Sherman of the New York Post confirmed the news Saturday evening. Álvarez has been thriving with the Rumble Ponies. Over 66 games, he’s hit .277/.368/.558 with 18 home runs, 16 doubles and 47 RBIs....
