Empire Sports Media · Jul 7, 2023
Mets’ young catcher saving the day with an offensive surge
After a disastrous month of June that saw the Mets go just 7-19, the blue and orange needed something to change as the calendar flipped to July if they hoped to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Things certainly have changed in the calendar’s seventh month as the Mets have yet to lose a game taking the last two games in their series against the San Francisco Giants before heading out to Arizona and sweeping the NL West-leading Diamondbacks.
A key reason for the blue and oranges resurgence has been the continued breakout of the Mets’ 21-year-old catcher.
Francisco Álvarez has arrived for the Mets