Mets Lock in Top Backup Catcher Torrens

0:00On May 3rd, the New York Metz just hooked up Louis Torrance with a 2-year, $11,500,000 contract extension right on his 30th birthday. They locked in one of baseball's top backup catchers all the way through the 2028 season. Earlier this year in May of 2024, the Metz grabbed him from the New York Yankees. Before that, he bounced around five different organizations as a journeyman. He stepped up huge as a defensive stud, filling in for injured starter, Francisco Alvarez, and sharing time behind the plate. He helped the Metz finish 89 wins, 73 losses, and pushed to the National League Championship Series. Last season, he was a gold glove finalist, gunning down 20 of 49 runners, trying to steal at a 40.8% clip, second best. In the majors, he topped all catchers with 12 caught stealing plays above average, and this year he's already nabbed 4 of 7. Manager Carlos Mendoza raves about how Torrance shuts down the running game and calls him

1:01the best backup out there. With this deal, the Metz stay stacked on defense heading into the future. That's the story for today. New York Metz News Today, driven by AI. I'm Cory with the story.