Luis Torrens: Mets Catcher (2024 -2025)
In 2012 Luis was signed by the AL New York club as an international free agent. After spending three years in their minor leagues, he tore his labrum, needed surgery & missed the 2015 season.
In 2016 he was selected as in the Rule V draft by the Cincinnati Reds then was quickly traded to the San Diego Padres.
MLB Career: In 2017 he made the Padres roster as a backup catcher, despite never playing above the A ball level. He would make 31 starts at catcher appearing in 56 games batting just .163. He spent 2018 & parts of 2019 back in the minors.
seasons.
In 2021 he began the season batting just .178 thru mid-May & was optioned to AAA. On June 15th, Torrens returned & in his first seven games collected nine hits with four multi-hit games. He stayed on sharing catchers' duties with Tom Murphy & Cal Raleigh, as well as hitting in the DH spot.
Overall be played in 108 games batting .243 with 15 HRs & 47 RBIs posting a .730 OPS. In 59 games as the DH, Torrens he posted a .722 OPS. That season he had seven game winning RBIs with 20 multi-hit games & collected four multi-four RBI games.
Winning Pitcher: On October 4th, 2022, in the first game of a double header with the Tigers, Torrens came on to pitch in the top of the 10th inning of a 5-5 tie.
Although he gave up a run the Mariners won the game with two runs in the bottom of the 10th. He became the first Mariner position player to ever earn a victory.
In 2023 Torrens signed a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs, getting into 15 games at the MLB level.
before getting traded to the New York Mets on May 31st, 2024. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza remembered the fine defensive skills Torrens had showed him while with the AL New York team.
Mets Career: When Francisco Alvarez went down with injury, Torrens was added to the roster eventually taking over as the main back up over Tomas Nido & Omar Navarez upon Alvarez's return.
Multi- HR Game: On June 5th, in a 9-1 win in D.C. Torrens had his first multi-HR game hitting a pair of solo HRs off the Nat's Patrick Corbin.
In the bottom of the 9th with the bases loaded, one out & the Mets ahead by a run, Torrens fielded a ball that Phillies Nick Castellanos bounced off the plate, he stepped on the plate & threw to Pete Alonso at first base to get the second out completing a rare 2-2-3 game ending double play.
having the ability to comeback, touch the plate & then execute the throw. Unbelievable play. I don't think I've ever seen it before".
Trivia: This was actually the first time a player grounded into an actual 2-2-3 game ending double play. There have been seven games ending on a double play involving the catcher & only once on a play scored a 2-3 pop up throw him out double play in 1940.
Pitching Appearance: On July 5th, he made his second career pitching appearance, finishing off the 8th inning of a 14-2 Mets loss in Pittsburgh.
clearing double, while having a three hit game as well. The Mets went on to win seven of eight games. On July 29th in a 15-2 Mets win in Minnesota, he had another multi- three hit three RBI game. Torrens had his average over .300 (.3040 at the end of July.
On the season he appeared in 44 games behind the plate, making one error posting a .997 fielding%. Torrens known for his fine defense threw out 46% of base runners trying to steal, the best average in the majors. At bat he hit .229 with 3 HRs &15 RBIs.
2025: Torrens found himself as the Mets main catcher to start the season, as Francisco Alvarez
would miss the first three weeks of action.
In his first two games, he collected doubled in each game. On March 31st, Torrens hit his first HR of the season, a two-run shot off the Marlins George Soriano in a 10-4 Mets win in South Florida.
On April 5th with one out & one on in the bottom of the 9th inning of a tied game with the Blue Jays, Torrens singled to left field advancing Jose Siri who would score the winning run on Francisco Lindor's sac fly.
On April 18th, in a tied game with the Cardinals in the bottom of the 8th inning, Torrens doubled off former Met Phil Maton bringing in Brandon Nimmo with the go ahead run. St. Louis tied the game but Francisco Lindor won it with a walk off HR.
From April 22nd to April 27th, he hit safely in three straight games, driving in two runs in the 8-7 loss to the Nat's on April 27th. Thru April Torrens was batting .258 with seven doubles, one HR ten RBIs & a .712 OPS.
On July 20th, in a 3-2 win over the Reds Torrens fielder's choice in the bottom of the 8th scored Juan Soto in what was the game's winning run.
Multi- Three Hit- Five RBI Game: On August 25th, in a 13-3 win over the Phillies at Citi Field, Luis collected three hits for the second time on the season. In the bottom of the 6th, he drove in his first run with a two run double. In the bottom of the 7th inning, he hit a three run HR off Jordan Romano, then added an RBI single in the 8th inning as well.
Pitching: That month Torrens made two pitching appearances for the Mets, the first coming on August 3rd in a 12-4 loss to the Giants, where he recorded an out. On August 29th, in a 19-9 Mets win, Torrens gave up four runs including two HRs in the blow out. It was his fifth career pitching performance.
In the August 29th in a 19-9 win over the Marlins, Torrens hit his fourth HR of the year, coming in a game where the Mets hit six HRs including two by Brandon Nimmo. Torres 8th inning three run blast came off Javier Sanoja in a five run inning.
Back-to-Back Multi-RBI Games: On September 1st & 2nd in consecutive wins in Detroit, Torrens drove in runs in back to back games, totaling five RBIs. In the Mets 12-5 win he hit a 4th inning three run HR off the Tigers Sawyer Gipson-Long.
Best Caught Stealing in NL: Behind the plate he gave the Mets excellent defense & worked well with the pitchers. Torrens threw out 20 of the 49 runners trying to steal for a league best 40.8%. He made five errors & turned four double plays as well.
2026: In his first game of the season, Torrens came in as a 9th inning defensive replacement of a scoreless tie with the Pirates. In the bottom of the 11th he tied the game up with an RBI single off Hunter Barco. The Mets went on to win on Luis Robert Jr.'s three run walk off HR.
On April 4th & 5th, he drove in runs in back-to-back wins in San Francisco, with a multi-two RBI game in the latter's 5-2 victory.
Torrens has thrown out 31% of runners trying to steal, with a .997 fielding %, making eleven errors, turning 13 double plays.
Family: Luis & his wife Andrea have a daughter, Lola.
Hobbies: Luis is into photography & takes photos on road trips.