Francisco Alvarez ‘won’t stop’ during Mets’ magical ride
NY Post
The Mets have played 20 games since Sept. 16, and Francisco Alvarez has started 17 of them.
Luis Torrens last started a game Sept. 30 — the meaningless back end of the doubleheader in Atlanta — and has not gotten the nod on a day the Mets had just a single game since Sept. 28.
It has been two weeks since Alvarez was out of the lineup during a game that mattered — and even that day, he pinch hit in the eighth inning and caught in the ninth.
The Mets’ three days of rest between the NLDS and NLCS will be helpful for their pitching staff and helpful for players like Alvarez, but he was not asking for this respite.
“The baseball doesn’t stop, so I won’t stop,” Alvarez said before the Mets eliminated the Phillies at Citi Field on Wednesday, when he started the club’s seventh playoff game in nine days.
Maybe this is the advantage of having a 22-year-old ball of energy as a starting catcher.
With his posting window closing in a few days, Tatsuya Imai has little clarity on his MLB future.
NEW ORLEANS — Karl-Anthony Towns would prefer international status in the new All-Star format — assuming he’s invited to LA.
NEW ORLEANS — It’s not quite what the Knicks envisioned when they put this bench together, but it doesn’t matter if it works.
LAS VEGAS — The most maligned player on the Giants roster made the biggest play of the game for them in Sunday’s 34-10 win over the Raiders at Allegiant Stadium.
The sight was a welcome one for the Rangers, with Adam Fox out of a red noncontact jersey and manning the point on the first power-play unit for the first time since late November.
Anthony Rizzo may have taken his last big-league at-bat — but his baseball story might not be finished just yet.
The Cleveland Browns are having another dreadful season and won’t be in the playoffs, but their upset win over the Steelers on Sunday helped set up a win-or-go-home matchup next week between Pittsburgh and the Baltimore Ravens.
The Lakers have hit the skids, and LeBron James has no interest in addressing it.
Brian Flores could be on the move.
USA defenseman Cole Hutson was stretchered off the ice and taken to a hospital after being struck by a puck near the back of his head or neck during a World Juniors game against Switzerland on Saturday in St. Paul, Minn.
Jeff McNeil wrote a heartfelt message to Mets fans on Saturday.
LAS VEGAS — When it is stickiest for opposing offenses, the Giants defense greases the skids for its own demise.
ATLANTA — Begrudgingly, Karl-Anthony Towns understands he may have to change aspects of his game as offensive fouls pile up amid the increasingly watchful eyes of the referees.