In his second game back from Triple A, Francisco Alvarez hit a game-tying home run that sparked the Mets to a 3-2 win over the Angels on Tuesday.

After a trip down to the minors, young catcher Francisco Alvarez is back swinging his power bat with the Mets.

After tearing up Triple-A pitching for a few weeks, catcher Francisco Alvarez was recalled Monday by the New York Mets and immediately reinserted into the starting lineup. In a somewhat surprising move,

Twenty-nine days later on Monday, the 23-year-old righthanded catcher – after mashing 11 homers in 19 minor-league games – was officially recalled and batted eighth in the Mets’ series opener against the Angels at Citi Field.

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

After an extended stretch of poor performance, the Mets decided it was time to challenge Alvarez, unexpectedly demoting him to the minor leagues. It doesn’t take much to motivate Alvarez. Like the Energizer bunny, the 23-year-old is constantly on the move, pouring all of his energy into whatever task he’s doing.

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

The New York Mets recalled catcher Francisco Alvarez from Triple-A Syracuse in an attempt to give their lineup a spark.

No matter what deals David Stearns can execute in the next nine days, there’s nothing that’d be more valuable to the Mets than a Francisco Alvarez who’s finally shattered the Quadruple-A glass

Francisco Alvarez makes a strong throw down to second and Francisco Lindor applies the tag for the first out of the top of the 7th