Francisco Alvarez update: Mets to call up top prospect for home opener vs. Marlins

When New York Mets catcher Omar Narvaez went down with a calf injury during the team's loss on Wednesday to the Milwaukee Brewers, all eyes in Queens turned to one man: Francisco Alvarez, the team's top prospect and the consensus top catching prospect in MLB.

And sure enough, after testing revealed that Narvaez would be out for several weeks, it didn't take long for reports to begin surfacing that Alvarez would be called up to Citi Field for the Mets' home opener on Friday, April 7th against the Miami Marlins.

The Mets plan to call up Francisco Alvarez prior to their home opener tomorrow, a source said.

Unclear how playing time with Alvarez and Tomas Nido will sort out, but team officials were consistent during camp: If Alvarez is in the majors, they want him to catch regularly. https://t.co/A1xwXNVW4F

– Tim Healey (@timbhealey) April 6, 2023

  
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