Mets Option Francisco Alvarez to Triple-A, Recall Hayden Senger

The New York Mets announced prior to Sunday’s game that they’ve optioned catcher Francisco Alvarez to Triple-A Syracuse and recalled catcher Hayden Senger to replace him.

Alvarez has struggled mightily in 2025. He is slashing just .236/.319/.333 with a minuscule .652 OPS. The power is just not there, as he only has six extra-base hits, thus the .333 slugging percentage.

His defensive game has faltered as well. His framing rating is down to the eighth percentile according to Baseball Savant and he has also struggled blocking behind the plate, ranking in the league’s 34th percentile.

Interesting enough, Alvarez did have two hits on Saturday against Philadelphia, including a home run to deep left field. However, this move appeared to be in the making prior, one that seemed coming based on the 23-year-old’s continued struggles.

In the aforementioned corresponding move, Hayden Senger is coming back to the big leagues. In Triple-A, Senger was slashing .240/.286/.323, with a .609 OPS. In 13 games with the Mets in 2025, he had five hits, including one double. Senger is known for his defense, as he posted a plus-five defensive runs saved in only 13 big-league games.

At only 23 years old, Alvarez is still at the beginning of his development. Going back to Triple-A will help him try to find his game again and continue to grow into one of the game’s toughest positions. Most notable, in his breakout 2023 season where he hit 25 homers, Alvarez actually similarly hit the ball hard as he has this season. However, the biggest difference this year is a pull rate of 18.8%. In 2023, that figure was at 27.1%. This should be a huge focus for the young catcher in Syracuse.

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