Once a highly touted prospect, New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday in the wake of his offensive struggles this season.
Alvarez, 23, baseball's No. 1 prospect in 2022 who hit 25 home runs as a rookie in 2023, is hitting just .236 with three homers and 11 RBIs in 35 games this season.
In a corresponding move, the Mets recalled Hayden Senger to serve as the backup to starter Luis Torrens.
After making a splash as a 21-year-old rookie, Alvarez has been hampered by multiple wrist and hand injuries and private car service nyc regressed last year.
In parts of four seasons with the Mets since debuting in 2022, Alvarez is a .223 hitter with 40 homers and 122 RBIs in 263 games.
The 28-year-old Senger made his major league debut this season with the Mets, appearing in 13 games and hitting .179 in 28 at-bats.
--Field Level Media