When the Mets recalled catcher Francisco Alvarez from Triple-A Syracuse on Monday, team officials described a player who had not merely accepted the challenge of his midsummer demotion to the Minors,

Francisco Alvarez’s bat is cooking, and the Mets are noticing. The catcher had six homers in his past four games for Triple-A Syracuse entering Saturday night and continues to show improvement behind the plate, according to manager Carlos Mendoza, in what has been an open-ended minor league assignment.

The New York Mets are out in deep water, paddling toward the trade deadline in a leaky canoe patched together with duct tape, dreams, and the occasional Luis To

The bottom of the Mets' lineup has struggled with a .612 OPS since June, but Monday showed why internal help might be coming.

The Mets have recalled Francisco Alvarez from Triple-A as his slugging potential resurfaces after a dominant stretch with Syracuse.

The Mets felt comfortable sending Francisco Alvarez to Triple-A Syracuse for a reset because, in part, they trusted Luis Torrens to handle the regular catching assignments in the present.

Pete Alonso hit a three-run homer to power the New York Mets to a 6-3 win and series sweep of the Los Angeles Angeles