Francisco Alvarez was understandably down when the Mets demoted him to Triple-A last month. The young catcher had not been able to put anything together offensively, despite revamping his approach at the plate,

Twenty-nine days later on Monday, the 23-year-old righthanded catcher – after mashing 11 homers in 19 minor-league games – was officially recalled and batted eighth in the Mets’ series opener against the Angels at Citi Field.