Luis Torrens has stepped up as the New York Mets' backup catcher following Francisco Alvarez's hand surgery, showcasing impressive performance with a .364 batting average, one home run, and two doubles in the early season. He aided the Mets' offense in a recent game against the Miami Marlins, hitting a home run that contributed to a high-scoring seven-run inning. Torrens credits his success to confidence and hard work, relieving the organization of concern following Alvarez's injury, who was expected to be a key player this season.
It starts off with the confidence and knowing you're going to be in the lineup day in and day out, Torrens said. After that, it's all the hard work that you have to put in to have that kind of success.
Even a sliver of this production early on from Torrens would have been perceived as a bonus by the organization. Alvarez's loss for at least the first month of the season was a difficult one to contend with initially.
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