The 20-year-old was carried as a third catcher and a bat off the bench.
He was manager Buck Showalter’s first righty pinch-hitter Friday when, with runners on the corners against Padres righty Luis Garcia, Alvarez struck out in the ninth inning to end theShowalter said the Padres’ carrying four lefty relievers, including dominant closer Josh Hader, influenced the decision to give the No. 1 prospect a chance.
“He’s handled himself well. I really liked his selectiveness the last couple games,” Showalter said before Alvarez sat behind starting catcher Tomas Nido and starting DH Daniel Vogelbach. “It’ll get sped back up again, but he’s going to be a good one. Just a matter of when — I hope it’s the next three games.”
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