New York Mets backup catcher Luis Torrens appeared in just 47 games last season after being acquired from the Yankees in late May.
In 2025, he will likely blow past that number.
The 28-year-old, who has 316 career games in the majors with four different teams across the last eight years, is now in place to be the Mets’ starting backstop after starter Francisco Alvarez fractured the hamate bone on his left hand. The injury requires surgery, and he will be out for at least six to eight weeks.
“I’m going to take this as a huge responsibility,” Torrens said through team translator Alan Suriel. “This team has high expectations, and what I’m going to try to do is my job to keep the team playing at a high level.”
Torrens provided some much-needed stability in the backup role last season as the Mets cycled through veterans Tomas Nido and Omar Narvaez. In those 47 games, he batted .229 with a .665 OPS, three home runs, and 15 RBI.
Defensively, he threw out 46.5% of would-be base-stealers. His caught-stealing above average of six and his pop-up time of 1.87 seconds ranked within MLB’s 94th percentile, per Baseball Savant.
For now, there is an open competition for the backup job behind Torrens while Alvarez recovers. Jakson Reetz helped his case immensely on Sunday when he hit a grand slam New York’s 7-6 spring training win over the Washington Nationals.
Chris Williams and Hayden Senger are also expected to be in the mix.
