The Mets were off yesterday, and waited until the wee hours of the night to announce that they were calling up Francisco Alvarez to be a part of their right-handed platoon for the rest of the season and, possibly, the playoffs.
Anthony DiComo wrote up the forthcoming debut for MLB.com.
Tim Britton discusses how the call-up was not in the cards just eight days ago.
Tim Healey talks about how Alvarez has rare power, especially for a catcher.
Buck Showalter told WFAN that Starling Marte will not play this weekend, and that his return is ‘not imminent.