<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-news-francisco-alvarez-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets’ surprising plan for Francisco Alvarez as regular season comes to close');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/alvarez.jpg"></figure><h1>Mets’ surprising plan for Francisco Alvarez as regular season comes to close</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-19T08:25:55-07:00">August 19th, 8:25am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-19T09:57:40-07:00">August 19th, 9:57am</time><address><a>Trevor Booth</a>Trevor Booth is a beat writer covering the Phoenix Suns, in addition to working as an associate editor. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in sports journalism from Arizona State University in 2021. Booth is passionate about his faith, video games, sports with friends and making the most of his time with his girlfriend when he's not working.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Mets are planning to play catcher <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-pitching-francisco-alvarez" rel="noopener">Francisco Alvarez</a> less for the remainder of the season, <a href="https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/mets-francisco-alvarez-vano5nqi" rel="noopener">according</a> to Newsday. The Mets are “thinking Alvarez will play something like three of every five games the rest of the way,” the report said.</p><p>Alvarez, who is in his second MLB season, has already played more innings (711 2/3) and started more games (81) than he did all of last season.</p><p>“Sometimes because someone is young, they think they can play every inning and every pitch,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said. “You don’t necessarily see things physically. You see concentration. You see the mental, emotional part of it. You get mentally and emotionally tired as much or more than you do physically.”</p><p>Alvarez, who is 21-years-old, is batting .223 this season with 21 home runs and 45 RBIs. His OPS (.757) is third on the Mets. He had surgery on his right ankle after the 2022 season, which Newsday said affected his offseason.</p><p>“You don’t want to expose him to something that he hasn’t done too abruptly,” Mets catching coach Glenn Sherlock said. “It’s gotta be a gradual process, to have his body acclimate to that type of workload. His workload is still pretty substantial…He’s done very well in handling that. But we want to be aware of where he’s at, make sure that he’s going OK, stays healthy and hopefully productive.”</p><p>Alvarez was quoted in the story and said that while he likes to work, he understands it is important to “be fresh.”</p><p>“I’m not going out there just to look strong,” Alvarez said. “I want to be fresh on the field. That’s the biggest thing, being smart about the whole thing.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets’ surprising plan for Francisco Alvarez as regular season comes to close

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-news-francisco-alvarez-leaves-yankees-game-potentially-serious-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets’ Francisco Alvarez leaves game vs Yankees with potentially serious injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FranciscoAlvarezInjury.jpeg"></figure><h1>Mets’ Francisco Alvarez leaves game vs Yankees with potentially serious injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-25T21:07:10-07:00">July 25th, 9:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-25T21:07:10-07:00">July 25th, 9:07pm</time><address><a>Peter Alexis</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Mets had a scary situation at the end of their subway series victory against the New York Yankees, when star catcher Francisco Alvarez went down in pain after being hit by a pitch in the hand.</p><p>Manager Buck Showalter <a href="https://twitter.com/AnthonyDiComo/status/1684029649339179008?s=20" rel="noopener">was concerned</a> and came running out of the dugout to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-francisco-alvarez-gets-real-on-game-tying-home-run-in-comeback-win-vs-diamondbacks" rel="noopener">check on his young slugger</a>. “You know players and their body language,” Showalter said of Alvarez’s reaction, per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Francisco Alvarez appeared to be in significant pain after an Albert Abreu pitch struck him on the right hand — and struck him out — in the eighth inning tonight. He left the field immediately and is out of the game for the ninth.</p><p>Abreu also hit Mark Vientos, who stayed in. <a href="https://t.co/vm0FApVDOa">pic.twitter.com/vm0FApVDOa</a></p><p>— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnthonyDiComo/status/1684024008474255360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Alvarez was interviewed in the clubhouse after the game, and noted that there was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-francisco-alvarezs-injury-get-encouraging-initial-update-buck-showalter" rel="noopener">no significant concern</a> to his hand. The X-rays were negative, he said <a href="https://twitter.com/SNYtv/status/1684032723529109504?s=20" rel="noopener">through a translator</a> per SNY.</p><p>Alvarez leads all catchers in the league with 19 home runs, despite only playing in 75 of a possible 100 games after he was called up mid-season. He has been a bright spot in a disappointing season, where the Mets massive payroll has largely underperformed.</p><p>The Mets cannot afford to lose a red hot talent like Alvarez, as they are on the cusp of making their final comeback to get back in the playoff race. After tonight’s win over the Yankees, they have one more game in the Bronx followed by four critical matchups against the lowly Nationals before next Tuesday’s trade deadline. They will need likely need to win at least four of five to dissuade ownership from selling some of their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-justin-verlander-doubles-down-on-loyalty-amid-trade-deadline-rumors" rel="noopener">critical assets including Justin Verlander</a> and Max Scherzer</p><p>The Mets have +500 odds to earn a wildcard spot on DraftKings Sportsbook, and it would take a serious winning streak to get them in contention. The National League is full of strong teams who have underperformed up to this point, including the San Diego Padres in a similar spot.</p><p>New York’s division mates in Philadelphia and Miami are both smack in the middle of the race at six games above, and the Mets will have to take them down repeatedly in their remaining matchups if they want to close the gap.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets’ Francisco Alvarez leaves game vs Yankees with potentially serious injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/new-york-news-mets-darryl-strawberry-francisco-alverez');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez’s scorching rookie season has him on verge of entering Darryl Strawberry territory');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Alvarez.png"></figure><h1>Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez’s scorching rookie season has him on verge of entering Darryl Strawberry territory</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-18T20:53:27-07:00">July 18th, 8:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-18T20:53:27-07:00">July 18th, 8:53pm</time><address><a>Nick Meyer</a>Nick Meyer is a sports writer for ClutchPoints based in the Metro Detroit area. He has covered everything from Major League Baseball to the NFL, UFC, and College Football.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Mets have had a fairly rough go of it for much of the 2023 MLB season. The team currently <a href="https://www.mlb.com/standings">resides in fourth place</a> in the National League East, looking up at the Braves. Phillies and Marlins.</p><p>The Mets got a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-max-scherzer-curse-continues-to-haunt-la-amid-ugly-streak" rel="noopener">phenomenal performance from Max Scherzer</a> recently. The team is likely to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-new-york-trouble-trading-justin-verlander-max-scherzer" rel="noopener">become sellers at the trade deadline</a>.</p><p>As far as silver linings go, the play of 21-year-old catcher Francisco Alvarez is a big one so far this season. The play of Alvarez called to mind the days of New York Mets legend Darryl Strawberry recently, according to a surprising statistic.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Francisco Alvarez has his 3rd multi-HR game of the year, tied with Josh Jung (TEX) and James Outman (LAD) for the most by a rookie this season.</p><p>The only Mets with more multi-HR games in their rookie seasons are Pete Alonso and Darryl Strawberry (4 each). <a href="https://t.co/RRJdZeJcUg">pic.twitter.com/RRJdZeJcUg</a></p><p>— ESPN Stats &amp; Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1681480589310844928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 19, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Mets currently <a href="https://www.teamrankings.com/mlb/stat/batting-average" rel="noopener">rank 21st in MLB in hitting</a>, which is what makes Alvarez’s performance that much more impressive. The 5-foot-10, 233 pound catcher has hit 19 home runs on the season to go along with a .242 batting average. Alvarez has 39 RBI, although his on-base percentage needs serious improvement.</p><p>The Mets defeated the Chicago White Sox by a score of 11-10 on Tuesday, adding to a solid streak of performances in their last 10 games. While a run toward an NL Central title is highly unlikely this season, the hope for Mets manager Buck Showalter and staff is that the team can continue to build for both now and the future.</p><p>For fans who have grown fond of watching Alvarez do his thing both at the plate and behind the plate, the good news is that he is not listed among the three Mets <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-3-mets-traded-2023-deadline" rel="noopener">most likely to be traded</a> before the 2023 deadline.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez’s scorching rookie season has him on verge of entering Darryl Strawberry territory

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-news-francisco-alvarez-gets-real-on-game-tying-home-run-in-comeback-win-vs-diamondbacks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Francisco Alvarez gets real on game-tying home run in Mets’ comeback win vs. Diamondbacks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Mets-Francisco-Alvarez.jpeg"></figure><h1>Francisco Alvarez gets real on game-tying home run in Mets’ comeback win vs. Diamondbacks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-06T05:49:01-07:00">July 6th, 5:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-06T05:49:01-07:00">July 6th, 5:49am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Mets have toiled through <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-mets-max-scherzer-justin-verlander-trades-ahead-deadline-not-ruled-out" rel="noopener">a disappointing season so far</a> but have started ever so slightly to pick things up with a four-game winning streak. Their most recent win came courtesy of a clutch home run from Francisco Alvarez.</p><p>Down to their last strike and trailing 1-0 to the Arizona Diamondbacks, Alvarez went oppo taco on Andrew Chafin to tie it up. The bullpen and the rookie catcher were pumped up as the Mets got new life. An energetic call from SNY’s Gary Cohen punctuated the biggest highlight to date for the 21-year-old catcher.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This kid is an absolute STUD💪 <a href="https://t.co/gb1b8mjAC1">pic.twitter.com/gb1b8mjAC1</a></p><p>— New York Mets (@Mets) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mets/status/1676802663122599937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 6, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Fellow Mets youngster Brett Baty followed up with a single and Mark Canha <a href="https://twitter.com/SNYtv/status/1676803336169824259?s=20" rel="noopener">sent him home with a triple</a> to put the Mets ahead 2-1. David Robertson held it down and New York stole a road win against a strong Arizona team. Alvarez’s third home run in four games ended up being his biggest one yet.</p><p>After the exhilarating game, Alvarez did not mince words about his excitement. The Mets rookie explained through his interpreter, Alen Suriel, that he was all fired up after going yard.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">🎥 Here's Francisco Alvarez on his huge game-tying homer. (Through interpreter Alan Suriel) <a href="https://t.co/cpnt0dZDqX">pic.twitter.com/cpnt0dZDqX</a></p><p>— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnthonyDiComo/status/1676814110896578560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 6, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“It was super exciting out there. It was super cool,” Alvarez said. “You guys saw me running around the bases and I did everything to celebrate that home run.”</p><p>Alvarez’s home run saved Kodai Senga from getting hit with a loss in a spectacular outing. The rookie pitcher went eight innings and struck out 12 batters while allowing only one earned run, one walk and four hits. Thanks to the Mets offense coming alive at just the right time, he took the win. Alvarez said that he wanted to win that game for him and his other teammates.</p><p>“It felt good,” Alvarez said of rounding the bases after his huge homer, “because Senga threw a tremendous game. The defense played a tremendous game and I feel like we deserved to win. So, yeah, it was really for them — for Senga, for the defense — that I felt like it was such a big moment.”</p><p>This <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-francisco-alvarez-twins-legend-joe-mauer-strong-rookie-season" rel="noopener">fantastic season</a> from Francisco Alvarez has been one of the Mets’ saving graces. While the playoffs are still not yet in reach, at least their future has a big bright spot.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Francisco Alvarez gets real on game-tying home run in Mets’ comeback win vs. Diamondbacks

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In 22 games this season he has a .125 batting average with one RBI and zero extra-base hits.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-francisco-alvarez-twins-legend-joe-mauer-strong-rookie-season" rel="noopener">Alvarez was called up</a> a week into the season following the Narvaez injury and has built a solid rapport with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-pitching-francisco-alvarez" rel="noopener">the Mets’ pitching staff.</a> He’s delivered at the plate as well, racking up 19 RBIs and eight home runs to go along with a .783 OPS.</p><p>Nido has been a career backup and this was always the likeliest of scenarios. His recent play and that of Alvarez made the decision easier for the Mets upon Narvaezes’ return.</p><p>Though his numbers don’t stand out, teams are always looking for catching depth which could find Nido a new home sooner rather than later. The seven-year veteran has nearly 2,000 innings behind the plate under his belt, something that a team could find worthy enough of at least a minor-league deal.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-pete-alonso-breaks-citi-field-record-by-padding-lead-in-2023-home-run-race" rel="noopener">The Mets will roll</a> with a tandem of Francisco Alvarez and Omar Narvaez at catcher as they try to catch the Atlanta Braves in the NL East.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.237	11	47	0.71	1

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.237	11	47	0.71	1

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