Mets catcher Luis Torrens has inked a two-year extension with the club, The Post’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.
Mets catcher Luis Torrens (13) tags out Nationals second baseman Nasim Nunez (26) trying to score on a fielder’s choice by Nationals center fielder Jacob Young (not pictured) during the ninth inning at Citi Field. Brad Penner-Imagn Images 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).
