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Brandon Nimmo, a player for the New York Mets, remarked, “He’s almost foaming at the mouth to get up there.” “It seems to me that he wants that moment and he wants to face it head-on based on the way he moves through the batter’s box, his mannerisms, and his body language when he steps up and takes a swing.”

Alvarez, a starting catcher in his first pennant battle at age 22, led New York over the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 on Saturday with a home run in the second inning and a two-run double in the third. The third and final NL wild-card slot was still up for grabs, with the Mets leading Atlanta by two games.

After hitting two home runs in his previous 45 games, Alvarez has hit five in his last eight starts. In September, he has four games with three RBI.

Carlos Mendoza, manager of the Mets, said, “He’s been working really hard behind the scenes for months and finally he’s paying off.” “This is a guy who, in times of great difficulty, was always the first person on the field—whether at home, when traveling, when hitting in cages or on the field, while watching film or speaking with coaches. Therefore, I don’t think this will happen quickly.

Alvarez has been instrumental in the Mets’ ascent, less than two years after making his major league debut on September 30, 2022. After a 22-33 start that put them six games behind a wild card on May 29, they have won 17 of their last 22 games and are now 64-36.

Alvarez takes a passionate attitude to games. Under his Adam’s apple and before every game, he had “THE BEST” tattooed in red capital letters on each cheek rather than the horizontal strip that most players like. Last year, he started the enormous smudges as a reminder to himself to go into competitive mode.

“I have to finish this before the game,” he remarked. “I feel as though I’m confined.”
Alvarez is making contact.238 in 94 games with 11 home runs and 44 RBIs.

“His persona and his desire for the big moment make him invaluable, in addition to his abilities on the field,” Nimmo remarked.

In the second inning, Alvarez hit a home run at 113.8 mph to tie the game after Kyle Schwarber had opened with his season-high 15th leadoff home run. This was Alvarez’s fifth home run in nine games. According to Major League Baseball, his 37 home runs before the age of 23 tied Iván Rodríguez for second place among catchers, behind only Johnny Bench’s 87.

After Nimmo’s RBI single in the seventh inning gave the Mets a 3-2 lead, Alvarez lofted a flyball with one hand on his bat while reaching for a sweeper from Orion Kerkering near the bottom of the strike zone. Weston Wilson, the left fielder, attempted a diving catch in left center, but the ball fell just beyond his glove.

Alvarez lifted both arms in victory as he pulled into second base while standing.

“I’m feeling great,” he declared. “I feel stronger than I did last year when I was doing well.”

44,152 people attended Citi Field, making it just the fourth sellout of the season following opening day and two Yankees Subway Series games. The Mets’ final home game of the regular season is this Sunday against the final game of the four-game series before they go to Atlanta and Milwaukee.

Mendoza stated, “We hope to return here this year and play more games here.”