catcher
Mets Notebook: Catcher Francisco Alvarez working on mental side of game
PORT ST. LUCIE — Spring training is typically when players start to put their offseason work into practice. When it comes to Mets...
Ben Rice competing to be Yankees’ backup catcher with experienced options limited
TAMPA – After spending the majority of his debut season at first base, Ben Rice is part of the Yankees’ backup catcher competition....
Austin Wells’ swing impressing slugging teammates with Yankees down a catcher
BALTIMORE – After throwing two fastballs, five straight changeups and one curveball, Orioles starter Grayson Rodriguez wanted to give Austin Wells a different...
Yankees place Jose Trevino on IL after catcher hurt himself before hobbling into Orioles melee
BALTIMORE — As a benches-clearing skirmish broke out between the Yankees and Orioles on Friday night, Jose Trevino hobbled onto the field at...
Catcher Joe Hudson joining Mets for series against Chicago Cubs: report
Catcher Joe Hudson will join the Mets when the team begins a series against the Chicago Cubs, according to SNY’s Andy Martino. Hudson’s...
Mets’ Francisco Alvarez takes batting practice for first time since thumb surgery
Francisco Alvarez was seen walking around Citi Field with a smile as wide as Broadway on Saturday morning. Finally, the Mets catcher was...
Yankees’ Jose Trevino looking like his Platinum Glove self behind the plate
TAMPA — With Clarke Schmidt’s lengthy start taking centerstage in the Yankees’ Friday win over the Rays and Clay Holmes almost spoiling it,...
Mets place catcher Francisco Alvarez on 10-day IL with left thumb injury
LOS ANGELES — The Mets don’t yet know the extent of Francisco Alvarez’s left thumb injury, but they do know that the injury...
Jerry Grote, catcher on champion Amazin’ 1969 Mets, dies
Gerald “Jerry” Wayne Grote, a catcher on the 1969 World Series champion New York Mets and longtime staple at Shea Stadium, died Sunday....
Jorge Posada shares the key for catcher Austin Wells to succeed with Yankees: ‘He looks like he’s very smart back there’
Defense is the key for Austin Wells to really catch on with the Yankees, according to former catcher Jorge Posada. Wells, a 2020...
