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Mets Minor League Players of the Week: Week One

Week: 6 G, 24 AB, .375/.429/1.000, 9 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 2 BB, 7 K, 0/0 SB (Double-A)

2022 Season: 6 G, 24 AB, .375/.429/1.000, 9 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 2 BB, 7 K, 0/0 SB, .357 BABIP (Double-A)

Considered one of the top international rookies in the 2018-2019 class, the Mets pounced on Venezuelan catcher Francisco Alvarez, immediately signing him for a club-high $2.7 million, breaking Ronny Mauricio’s then-record $2.1 million signing bonus. The Mets elected not to have him play professionally that year, instead delaying his professional debut until 2019, but based on potential alone, we voted him the Mets’ 25 top prospect coming into the season.