Be wary of top prospects Andrew Painter (PHI) and Samuel Basallo (BAL). Painter will pitch for the Phillies this season, but ...

Álvarez is undoubtedly making a case to rejoin the Mets when they kick off the second half of their season against the ...

He is thriving in a minor league uniform, perhaps leaving open only the question of when he will return to the Mets.

In 15 Triple-A games since the demotion, Alvarez has regained some of his power, but he’s still working out some of the holes in his swing and his decision-making.

A Syracuse, notching his fourth home run in the last three games, as he makes the case to rejoin the Mets after the All-Star ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The New York Mets’ catching situation just got weirder. Francisco Alvarez was just sent down to Triple-A Syracuse. But on Tuesday night in Rochester, he was removed from the ...

NEW YORK — Earlier this week, the Mets optioned Francisco Alvarez to Triple-A Syracuse in an attempt to let the 23-year-old catcher rebuild his potential in a different environment. After a 452 ...

The New York Mets surprised some fans and other outsiders when they demoted struggling catcher Francisco Alvarez to Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday. Ahead of what became New York's 7-1 loss at the ...

The New York Mets are expected to weigh a trade replacement after making a surprising move with their catcher.

The Mets announced today that they’ve optioned catcher Francisco Alvarez to Triple-A. Catcher Hayden Senger was called up to take Alvarez’s spot on the active roster. Alvarez, 23, is in the ...

Francisco Alvarez needed the opportunity to work on his game and play every day, leading to the decision finalized by Mets brass Sunday.