Mets pitchers and catchers don’t have to officially report to Port St. Lucie until next week, but more and more players have been trickling in over the past few days.
Francisco Alvarez was the latest to arrive on Sunday morning.
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The young backstop played catch with right-hander Christian Scott, then went and got some defense work in, doing some catching drills on the backfields.
It’s certainly encouraging to see Alvarez getting in some early work.
The 24-year-old is coming off another injury-plagued campaign, but he showed signs of a his prolific power-hitting form after returning, hitting .276 with 18 XBH’s and a .921 OPS in the second half.
If he can stay healthy and build off that strong finish it would certainly be huge for this lineup.
Alvarez wasn’t the only Met to get some work in on Sunday, as Scott threw a bullpen session while both Nolan McLean and Jonah Tong threw live BP on the backfields.
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Kodai Senga also threw a bullpen with pitching coach Justin Willard looking on.
Senga is coming off another injury-plagued campaign in which he struggled down the stretch, but the Mets are said to be encouraged by what they’ve seen from him this winter.
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