Francisco Álvarez (baseball)

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Francisco Álvarez
Francisco Álvarez, Oct 07 2022.jpg
Álvarez with the Mets in 2022
New York Mets – No. 50
Catcher
Born: (2001-11-19) November 19, 2001 (age 21)
Guatire, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 30, 2022, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Batting average.167
Home runs1
Runs batted in1
Teams

Francisco Javier Álvarez (born November 19, 2001[1]) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career[]

Álvarez signed with the New York Mets as an international free agent in July 2018.[2][3] He spent his first professional season in 2019 with the Gulf Coast Mets and Kingsport Mets, batting .312 with seven home runs and 26 runs batted in (RBI) over 42 games with both teams.[4][5] 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.[6]

The Mets invited Álvarez to their spring training in 2021.[7] He split the season between the St. Lucie Mets and the Brooklyn Cyclones, slashing .272/.388/.554 with 24 home runs and 70 RBI over 99 games.[8][9][10][11] In June, Álvarez was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game,[12][13] in which he homered.[1]

Álvarez again participated in spring training with the Mets in 2022.[14]

Álvarez was called up by the New York Mets on September 30, 2022 and made his major league debut as a designated hitter on the same day against the Atlanta Braves.[15][16] After going hitless in his first eight at bats, Álvarez hit a 439-foot home run off of Washington Nationals reliever Carl Edwards Jr.[17] It was also the first Major League game in which he played catcher.[18] He was the youngest player to appear in the Major Leagues in 2022.[19]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Kelly, Matt (September 29, 2022). "Everything to know about Francisco Álvarez ahead of his callup". MLB.com. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "NY Mets give catcher Francisco Alvarez a $2.7 million signing bonus". Mycentraljersey.com. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  3. ^ Puma, Mike. "Francisco Alvarez Has The Right Hitting Approach". www.baseballamerica.com.
  4. ^ Martin, Dan (2020-05-30). "Mets hope Francisco Alvarez can be catcher of the future". Nypost.com. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  5. ^ "NY Mets' Top 10 prospects: No. 3 Francisco Alvarez". Northjersey.com. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  6. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Cancelled".
  7. ^ "Mets announce 2021 Spring Training invites". Mlb.com. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  8. ^ "Mets top prospects 2022: Francisco Álvarez and Brett Baty are the big names in New York's farm system".
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Puma, Mike (February 18, 2022). "Top Mets prospect Francisco Alvarez has major league goal". New York Post. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  12. ^ "Futures Game rosters are STACKED". MLB.com.
  13. ^ Davidoff, Ken (July 12, 2021). "Skilled Mets prospect Francisco Alvarez not pleased with viral bat-flip video". New York Post. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  14. ^ Rieber, Anthony (March 25, 2022). "Confident Francisco Alvarez making a deep impression on Mets". Newsday. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  15. ^ "Reports: New York Mets calling up top prospect Francisco Alvarez". ESPN. September 29, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  16. ^ Terranova, Justin (September 30, 2022). "Francisco Alvarez hitting seventh in Mets debut". New York Post. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  17. ^ DiComo, Anthony (October 5, 2022). "Álvarez uncorks monstrous homer for 1st MLB hit". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  18. ^ "Francisco Álvarez 2022 Fielding Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  19. ^ "2022 Major League Baseball Awards, All-Stars, & More Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

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