Mets catcher Luis Torrens has inked a two-year extension with the club, noti.group’s Jon Heyman confirmed.
Torrens, 30, is set to receive $11.5 million ($5.75 million each year) as part of the new deal, with $2 million up front. He can also get $2 million in incentives.
He was set to become a free agent at season’s end, after two-plus years with the Mets.
Torrens, who got the contract on his 30th birthday, has hit .200 this season in 13 games, with four RBIs.
Behind the plate, he’s leading MLB with a 57.1 caught-stealing percentage after finishing at the top of baseball last year (40.8 percent).
The extension will see Torrens continue to serve as the Mets’ backup catcher behind Francisco Alvarez, who has hit four home runs this season.
Torrens was traded to the Mets from the Yankees (who he had signed a minor league contract with) in May 2024, and has gone on to play 152 games for the franchise.
Prior to joining the Mets, Torrens had major league stops with the Padres, Mariners and Cubs.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
