Francisco Álvarez (baseball)

Francisco Javier Álvarez (born November 19, 2001) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher in the New York Mets organization.

Francisco Álvarez
New York Mets
Catcher
Born: (2001-11-19) November 19, 2001
Guatire, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Career

Álvarez signed with the New York Mets as an international free agent in July 2018.[1][2] He spent his first professional season in 2019 with the Gulf Coast Mets and Kingsport Mets, batting .312 with seven home runs and 26 RBIs over 42 games with both teams.[3][4] Álvarez did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

The Mets invited Álvarez to their Spring Training in 2021.[6] He split the season between the St. Lucie Mets and the Brooklyn Cyclones, slashing .272/.388/.554 with 24 home runs and seventy RBIs over 99 games.[7][8][9][10] In June, Álvarez was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game.[11][12]

Álvarez again participated in Spring Training with the Mets in 2022.[13]

References
  1. "NY Mets give catcher Francisco Alvarez a $2.7 million signing bonus". Mycentraljersey.com. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  2. Puma, Mike. "Francisco Alvarez Has The Right Hitting Approach". www.baseballamerica.com.
  3. Martin, Dan (2020-05-30). "Mets hope Francisco Alvarez can be catcher of the future". Nypost.com. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  4. "NY Mets' Top 10 prospects: No. 3 Francisco Alvarez". Northjersey.com. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  5. "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Cancelled".
  6. "Mets announce 2021 Spring Training invites". Mlb.com. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  7. "Mets top prospects 2022: Francisco Álvarez and Brett Baty are the big names in New York's farm system".
  8. Thosar, Deesha (February 18, 2022). "Francisco Alvarez is aiming for 2022 MLB call-up; Mets add new coach". Daily News. New York. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
  9. Toscano, Justin (October 13, 2021). "After impressive season, when could Mets top prospect Francisco Alvarez be in the bigs?". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  10. Puma, Mike (February 18, 2022). "Top Mets prospect Francisco Alvarez has major league goal". New York Post. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  11. "Futures Game rosters are STACKED". MLB.com.
  12. Davidoff, Ken (July 12, 2021). "Skilled Mets prospect Francisco Alvarez not pleased with viral bat-flip video". New York Post. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  13. Rieber, Anthony (March 25, 2022). "Confident Francisco Alvarez making a deep impression on Mets". Newsday. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
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