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Martín Maldonado’s foul tip struck Alvarez on the side of the mask in the fifth inning. Alvarez was examined by the training ...

Alvarez took a ball off the mask with an out and runner on first base in the bottom of the fifth inning but cleared ...

After tearing up Triple-A pitching for a few weeks, catcher Francisco Alvarez was recalled Monday by the New York Mets and immediately reinserted into the starting lineup. In a somewhat surprising ...

The Mets are recalling their young catcher, a source said Sunday, after he laid waste to minor league pitching for nearly a month. Alvarez, who was optioned amid offensive and defensive struggles on ...

Twenty-nine days later on Monday, the 23-year-old righthanded catcher – after mashing 11 homers in 19 minor-league games – was officially recalled and batted eighth in the Mets’ series opener against ...

Alvarez (head) will start behind home plate and bat eighth against the Giants on Saturday.

In his second game back from Triple A, Francisco Alvarez hit a game-tying home run that sparked the Mets to a 3-2 win over ...

Alvarez has passed the concussion protocol since being struck in the helmet by a foul tip Wednesday, but he'll still be held out of the lineup for Friday's series opener versus San Francisco. Luis ...

Mets relievers Rico Garcia, Reed Garrett and Ryne Stanek recorded the final 10 outs to preserve the one-run lead. Filling in ...

Brett Baty, Francisco Alvarez and Ronny Mauricio – hitting seventh, eighth and ninth, respectively – came through with clutch ...

He had a 1.233 OPS in 19 games at Syracuse after struggling in the majors following a significant swing change in the offseason, followed by a fractured hamate bone in spring training.