Mets Lock Up Catcher Luis Torrens

0:00It's May 2nd. I'm Cory with the story, and this is MLB News Today, your AI-powered baseball briefing. The New York Mets just locked up Catcher Lewis Torrance with a two-year contract extension worth $11,500,000. It breaks down to $5,750,000 each for the 2027 and 2028 seasons, with 2 million more and possible bonuses. This deal keeps the 30-year-old and queens through the end of the 2028 campaign. Torrance was heading toward free agency after this season, but now he's got his first multi-year pact in nine big league years. The Mets grabbed him from the Yankees in a cash deal back in May of 2024, and he's posted a 225 batting average over. 444 played appearances, and a Mets jersey. Francisco Alvarez's rough injury year in 2025 gave Torrance a big shot, logging 92 games, his second most ever. Before that, he'd mostly been a backup across seven seasons, playing just 221 games total.

1:05What makes Torrance valuable is his glove work. He was a finalist for the National League Gold Glove last year, with top marks in framing and throwing. Out 37 of 84 base runners since 2024 started. Even with the Mets stumbling in 2026 and eyeing trade deadline sales, this extension hits hard under their luxury tax penalty, 5th. Every year at the top level means a 110% levy, tacking on $12,650,000 to the bill. Still, they see him as key depth moving forward.