Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Starting day game after night game

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By RotoWire Staff

May 11, 2023 at 10:01 am ET • 1 min read

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Alvarez is starting at catcher and batting ninth Thursday for the Mets' game against the Reds, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

It's a day game after a night game and marks Alvarez's fifth start in a row. The young catcher is hitting .286/.348/.548 with three homers in his last 15 contests.

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