Mets catching prospect Francisco Alvarez and Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe headline the rosters announced Thursday for the 2022 SiriusXM Futures Game at Dodger Stadium on July 16.
Alvarez, the No. 9 prospect on ESPN's preseason top 100 list, is hitting .272/.364/.540 with 18 home runs and received a promotion to Triple-A earlier this week after bashing several mammoth home runs for Double-A Binghamton.
Mets fans are calling for his promotion to the majors given that the team's catchers are hitting just .195 with two home runs. While installing a rookie at catcher on a first-place team in the middle of the season is unlikely, the Mets could also use Alvarez at designated hitter, where J.