Francisco Alvarez is confident he has pinpointed the cause behind his recent struggles at the plate. The Mets’ 21-year-old catcher — who was the No. 1-ranked prospect in MLB before he was ...

And it’d be rare for a catcher as young as Alvarez, 22, to run the meeting. But not unprecedented. By his second year, for instance, J.T. Realmuto (then 24 years old) led meetings at the behest ...

Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez will undergo surgery to fix a fractured left hamate bone, manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters, including Newsday’s Tim Healey. Alvarez will miss the next six to ...

Francisco Alvarez’s struggles this season have undoubtedly led to a dip in playing time, and he’s been especially ineffective against fastballs, with a .275 slugging percentage against those ...

CHICAGO — Francisco Alvarez has stated his case. The Mets’ impending roster crunch at the catcher spot has thrust the club’s prized rookie backstop into the spotlight. But his rec… ...

Francisco Alvarez takes big swings, both with his bat and in charting goals. Coming off an underwhelming offensive season, the young Mets catcher has pledged he will be a better and more selective ...

Then, on Saturday in Philadelphia, a passed ball on Alvarez led to a run. The 23-year-old also mashed a 452-foot homer on Saturday night, showing the immense potential he still has.

WASHINGTON — If Francisco Alvarez was frustrated with his August slump, you never would have known it. The Mets’ rookie catcher never showed many signs of outward angst as he sunk into the fi… ...

Alvarez has struggled offensively in the chances he has received, hitting .148 with a .407 OPS. He has struck out in one-third of his at-bats and hasn’t walked at all.

Alvarez finished 3-for-3 with a home run, double, three RBI and three runs in the team's 12-2 blowout of the Yankees in front of a sold-out crowd of 43,004 on Wednesday night at Citi Field.