{"id":81757,"date":"2025-07-22T07:49:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T07:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=81757"},"modified":"2025-07-22T07:49:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T07:49:37","slug":"mets-unsung-hero-provides-key-moments-in-win-before-bad-news-about-his-playing-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=81757","title":{"rendered":"Mets\u2019 unsung hero provides \u2018key moment(s)\u2019 in win \u2014 before bad news about his playing time"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<nav aria-label=\"articleLabel\">\n<ol id=\"articleLabel__list\">\n<li id=\"articleLabel__listItem\">Mets<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<ul>\n<li><time datetime=\"2025-07-21175309366800010:27:48\">Updated: Jul. 21, 2025, 10:27 a.m.<\/time><\/li>\n<li><span aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span><time datetime=\"2025-07-21175307760100006:00:01\">Published: Jul. 21, 2025, 6:00 a.m.<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\">\n<article id=\"arc-6JEMXG2XWBA7LN5XQM6RTP43SQ\" data-type=\"article\">\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<div><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/OZZ35SYDIRGWPOP4TORRVLBUPE.jpg?auth=de25c749cb790c846d7418db8cd1f88f065c9fd71c8b2e1b24ba4420c6e319e4&amp;width=1280&amp;quality=90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/OZZ35SYDIRGWPOP4TORRVLBUPE.jpg?auth=de25c749cb790c846d7418db8cd1f88f065c9fd71c8b2e1b24ba4420c6e319e4&amp;width=500&amp;quality=90 500w, https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/OZZ35SYDIRGWPOP4TORRVLBUPE.jpg?auth=de25c749cb790c846d7418db8cd1f88f065c9fd71c8b2e1b24ba4420c6e319e4&amp;width=800&amp;quality=90 800w, https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/OZZ35SYDIRGWPOP4TORRVLBUPE.jpg?auth=de25c749cb790c846d7418db8cd1f88f065c9fd71c8b2e1b24ba4420c6e319e4&amp;width=1280&amp;quality=90 1280w\" alt=\"Mets\u2019 unsung hero provides \u2018key moment(s)\u2019 in win \u2014 before bad news about his playing time\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>New York Mets&#8217; Luis Torrens delivers a game-winning swing against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. (AP Photo\/Yuki Iwamura)AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"UXWCE5ZBWRFU5OHLN5HVFRI7PM\"><b>NEW YORK \u2014 <\/b>The box score won\u2019t show all of it, but catcher Luis Torrens played a key part in the Mets\u2019 win on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p id=\"WEQ2OK2FPZCCVDQUVQOFVD75MU\">It still might not be enough to save his full-time job.<\/p>\n<p id=\"XKVG2Z3VZ5A5FANQ3CVDYSDV4U\">With the game tied at two in the eighth inning and right fielder Juan Soto on third, Torrens lined a 102.7 mph one-hopper that was picked by the second baseman.<\/p>\n<p id=\"N65335LGEVBJHNYQCXO7E2WKZQ\">Breaking for home on contact, Soto slid headfirst, beating the tag to put the Mets ahead 3-2, the score of the win against the Reds. But it wasn\u2019t just Torrens\u2019 bat that helped the Mets.<\/p>\n<p id=\"74SEBQZQOZBO5D2XZVJ7DSH4NU\">In the top of the eighth inning, he prevented a bad Edwin D\u00edaz outing from being worse.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6GMUPOJPTFHFBBXV6CJ4PL7AGU\">Entering in relief of right-hander Reed Garrett with a chance for a four-out save, D\u00edaz proceeded to load the bases before allowing the tying run to score on a hit-by-pitch.<\/p>\n<p id=\"MVS47PZM5NHBDMIWN7EAOMTQPE\">Seeing that his reliever was erratic, Torrens decided it was time for a mound visit.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ADWBKCH35JA3TMLSXHQVZNML6Y\">\u201cI think that was that was just a good moment, just to calm everything down,\u201d Torrens said after the game.<\/p>\n<p id=\"EZRNHAEVWBFILE5TI6XCIAP2QY\">Torrens\u2019 visit did the trick.<\/p>\n<p id=\"GZC7ONQ4F5HXRC4ODXZJXF2RDU\">D\u00edaz struck out the next batter to work out of trouble, leaving the bases loaded.<\/p>\n<p id=\"URVZL5CZUNBE7CVU6ZTJ4DT4GA\">\u201cFor Luis to just recognize the moment and where Diaz was at, to go out there and kind of like, just take a step back, slow it down, one pitch at a time,\u201d Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. \u201cI thought it was a key moment there, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"LL6TXM7DURE7THMIKCBFUJZ3UY\">In the seventh inning, Torrens made up for a blunder that caused a run to score in Saturday\u2019s 5-2 loss, when he threw a ball away attempting to nab a runner on first.<\/p>\n<p id=\"FEORUKPRTVDZLLAB2OWACE7PBQ\">With the Mets leading 2-1, Marte nabbed Reds infielder Noelvi Marte trying to steal second.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ELU4LYLWS5CFVLOXTFBT5RJ4A4\">This season, Torrens leads all MLB catchers (minimum 450 innings) with a 77.8% caught stealing percentage. The next best catchers \u2014Patrick Bailey (San Francisco Giants), Dillon Dingler (Detroit Tigers), and Carson Kelley (Chicago Cubs) \u2014 are tied with a 50% caught stealing percentage.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ZWS5KNFOUZEB5DZA6FAJ74GBRE\">\u201cWhen you help the team, you always feel good and special,\u201d Torrens said, this time in English.<\/p>\n<p id=\"GLZSL5ULFNESNEXI36H53BYHYE\">After the game, reports emerged that the Mets would recall catcher Francisco Alvarez from Triple A after 21 games in which he hit 11 home runs. 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