Rivera hit .222 with six home runs, leading the Mets in caught stealing percentage (30 percent) and catcher's ERA (2.75) by significant margins. With d'Arnaud slumping, Rivera started behind the plate in the National League Wild Card Game.
Of the Mets' 10 arbitration-eligible players, Rivera was the only one at risk of a non-tender prior to Friday's 8 p.m. ET non-tender deadline. The Mets tendered contracts to all of the others, including starting pitcher Jacob deGrom, who is due for a significant raise as a first-time arbitration-eligible player.
"I'm definitely excited about entering that [process]," deGrom said Friday.