Mets selected Francisco Alvarez

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The Mets have confirmed that top catching prospect Francisco Alvarez has been promoted to the major leagues by selecting his contract from Triple-A Syracuse.

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Darin Ruf was put on the 10-day disabled list due to a neck injury, while lefty Alex Claudio was designated for assignment in a pair of similar roster changes.

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Alvarez, who is regarded as one of baseball's top ten prospects by the majority of publications and as the sport's top prospect by MLB.com

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The 20-year-old slugger, who split the season between Double-A and Triple-A, hit.260/.374/.511 with 27 home runs and 22 doubles.

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Since his return from a spell on the minor league disabled list earlier this month, he has been on a complete rampage, slamming at a.362/.483/.596 pace over his previous 58 plate appearances.

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The seasoned Ruf, who was acquired from the Giants before the trade deadline, stands in sharp contrast to that.

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The 36-year-old, who has struggled to a miserable, has been one of the game's most effective batters against lefties in recent years. 74 plate appearances with a batting line

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J.D. Davis is hitting, and he is easily being outperformed by the same right-handed slugger for whom he was traded. 280/.375/.525 during 136 at-bats as a Giant.

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In that trade, the Mets also traded the left-handed pitcher Thomas Szapucki to San Francisco along with two prospects.

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Alvarez's first start will be against Max Fried of the Braves, a challenging foe but at least a good platoon matchup.

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He has batted.315/.424/.595 in 132 plate appearances this season in the minors versus southpaws and has slugged 15 extra-base hits.

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