{"id":66995,"date":"2025-06-04T07:13:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T07:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=66995"},"modified":"2025-06-04T07:13:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T07:13:42","slug":"mets-player-admits-he-was-super-excited-to-get-traded-by-yankees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=66995","title":{"rendered":"Mets player admits he was \u2018super excited\u2019 to get traded by Yankees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<nav aria-label=\"articleLabel\">\n<ol id=\"articleLabel__list\">\n<li id=\"articleLabel__listItem\">Mets<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/06\/05224417\/USATSI_23479544.jpg\" alt=\"Luis Torrens is merely battling to be a backup but his arrival says more about Mets' front office - The Athletic\" \/><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<ul>\n<li><time datetime=\"2025-06-03174896964000016:54:00\">Updated: Jun. 03, 2025, 4:54 p.m.<\/time><\/li>\n<li><span aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span><time datetime=\"2025-06-03174896456300015:29:23\">Published: Jun. 03, 2025, 3:29 p.m.<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\">\n<article id=\"arc-2O62JKYSEBFOZERPCQWCSR3Y7A\" data-type=\"article\">\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/4X5MNXPPFJFGJBGRXQNP2MAJ5E.jpg?auth=74859cd387e26d4edd657b51a4642e3e9d1c511790afbb8aeff800767ce585b0&amp;width=500&amp;quality=90 500w\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/4X5MNXPPFJFGJBGRXQNP2MAJ5E.jpg?auth=74859cd387e26d4edd657b51a4642e3e9d1c511790afbb8aeff800767ce585b0&amp;width=800&amp;quality=90 800w\" media=\"(max-width: 800px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/4X5MNXPPFJFGJBGRXQNP2MAJ5E.jpg?auth=74859cd387e26d4edd657b51a4642e3e9d1c511790afbb8aeff800767ce585b0&amp;width=1280&amp;quality=90 1280w\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>New York Mets catcher Luis Torrens has revived his career over the past two seasons.AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"DY4R4XIKJRDTFMNCFHHZVGIVJM\">Luis Torrens got his big break when the New York Mets called.<\/p>\n<p id=\"DGFA7I767ZDFPKMGLGWKB2ZI64\">Stuck in the minors for a New York Yankees organization that was stocked with catchers, Torrens got \u201cdealt\u201d to the Mets for $100,000 in May 2024. Torrens would immediately get another major-league chance because Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez was on the injured list.<\/p>\n<p id=\"VZROD5SAYJHA5NPULIFGNHZB2M\">\u201cI was super excited (to be traded),\u201d Torrens told The New York Post in a recent story. \u201cI was really surprised as well because I wasn\u2019t expecting it to happen. But when it did happen, I just thought to myself, \u2018Wow. Everything that I\u2019ve gone through, now I\u2019m here.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"KWJIRFJ4QJEDHA3ELT3KWSEPHE\">The move has proven to be the best thing for Torrens\u2019 career as he\u2019s re-established himself as a quality major-league catcher after stints with the Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"TH5REYAEQNFOXDXZBCQ3Q3ZY7A\">After a 15-home run season with a 102 OPS+ as the Mariners\u2019 primary catcher in 2022, Torrens struggled to keep his MLB career alive. He played in 108 games that season but only 91 in 2022-23, and from 2023-24, Torrens joined six organizations, including the Mets, where he has thrived.<\/p>\n<p id=\"NYLLJJDIDVHTXOHOOLW7EDUZ6E\">A strong defensive catcher, Torrens is batting .263\/.352\/.411 with a home run and 11 RBIs in 36 games (108 plate appearances) this season. 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