Narvaez is not listed in the Mets' lineup Friday against Miami, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
After going 1-for-3 with a walk in Thursday's season opener, Narvaez will sit down Friday against fellow lefty Jesus Luzardo. In his place, Tomas Nido will start behind the dish and bat ninth.
Narvaez went 2-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's Grapefruit League game against the Rays.
The sixth-inning shot off Kyle Crick was the catcher's first homer of the spring. Narvaez will split time behind the plate with Tomas Nido this season -- at least until top prospect Francisco Alvarez is deemed ready. After a slow start to his spring prior to leaving for the WBC, Narvaez is now batting .300 (6-for-20).
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Mets' Omar Narvaez: Quiet at plate this spring
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Narvaez went 1-for-3 in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Nationals.
The hit was just his second of the spring for the Mets in 15 at-bats, with both of them being singles. Narvaez also went 1-for-4 in his only start for Venezuela during the WBC. The 31-year-old catcher signed a one-year deal this offseason to be the Mets' No. 1 catcher to begin the year largely on the strength of his defense and pitch-framing, and he could work in a platoon with Tomas Nido. The team will be hoping Francisco Alvarez plays well enough at Triple-A Syracuse to push Narvaez aside at some point in 2023, however.
Narvaez signed a one-year, $8 million contract that includes a player option for 2024 with the Mets on Thursday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
Narvaez has spent the last three seasons as Milwaukee's primary backstop. He had a poor 2022 campaign with the bat, as he hit just .206/.292/.305 across 296 plate appearances. However, Narvaez is considered an excellent framer and should be a solid complement to Francisco Alvarez (ankle) -- a bat-first catcher. As things currently stand, James McCann and Tomas Nido are also on the Mets' 40-man roster, so it's unclear exactly how playing time will be divided.
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Brewers' Omar Narvaez: Resting Wednesday
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Narvaez isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.
Narvaez went 0-for-4 with a strikeout Tuesday and will head to the bench for the second time in the last three matchups. Victor Caratini is starting at catcher and batting eighth.
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Brewers' Omar Narvaez: Sits down Monday
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Narvaez isn't starting Monday's game against Arizona.
Narvaez -- and his .576 OPS against left-handed pitchers -- will take a seat Monday with Tommy Henry starting for the D-backs. Victor Caratini will start behind the dish instead and bat eighth.
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Brewers' Omar Narvaez: Riding pine Thursday
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Narvaez isn't starting Thursday against the Marlins.
Narvaez is on the bench for a second consecutive game since left-hander Braxton Garrett is starting for Miami. Victor Caratini will remain behind the dish and bat eighth.
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Brewers' Omar Narvaez: On bench against lefty
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Narvaez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.
The lefty-hitting Narvaez will take a seat for the series finale with southpaw Jose Quintana twirling for the Cardinals. Victor Caratini replaces Narvaez behind the plate.
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Brewers' Omar Narvaez: Sitting against southpaw
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Narvaez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Reds.
Narvaez has a .447 OPS through 12 games in September and will take a seat Sunday with lefty Nick Lodolo pitching for Cincinnati. Victor Caratini will step in behind the plate and bat eighth.
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Brewers' Omar Narvaez: Resting Friday
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Narvaez isn't in the lineup Friday against the Reds.
Narvaez has split playing time at catcher recently with Victor Caratini and will retreat to the bench after he went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts Thursday. Caratini is starting behind the dish and batting eighth.
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Brewers' Omar Narvaez: Riding pine Wednesday
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Narvaez isn't starting Wednesday against the Mets.
Narvaez will retreat to the bench for the third time in the last five games after he went just 1-for-8 with an RBI and a strikeout over his last two matchups. Victor Caratini is starting behind the dish and batting seventh.
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Brewers' Omar Narvaez: Day off Monday
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Narvaez isn't starting Monday against the Mets.
Narvaez is on the bench for the second time in the last three games after he went 0-for-4 with a strikeout Sunday against the Yankees. Victor Caratini will take over behind the dish and bat eighth.
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Brewers' Omar Narvaez: Not in Saturday's lineup
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Narvaez isn't starting Saturday against the Yankees.
Narvaez started the last two games and went 3-for-8 with a double, a run and a strikeout. Victor Caratini will take over behind the dish and bat eighth Saturday.
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Brewers' Omar Narvaez: Sitting against lefty
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Narvaez isn't in Tuesday's lineup against the Cardinals, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Narvaez -- along with his .576 OPS against lefty pitching this year -- will watch Tuesday's game from the dugout as St. Louis prepares to begin the game with Jordan Montgomery on the mound. Victor Caratini will take over behind the dish and bat eighth.
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Brewers' Omar Narvaez: On bench against lefty
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Narvaez will sit Friday against the Reds.
Friday's start Nick Lodolo marks the fourth straight left-handed starter the Brewers have faced. Narvaez started just one of those games, and he was only pressed into service because the Giants trotted out southpaws in both halves of Thursday's doubleheader. The Reds are expected to turn to righties in both remaining weekend games in this series, so expect Narvaez to return to the lineup for those contests. Victor Caratini starts behind the plate Friday.
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Brewers' Omar Narvaez: On bench for nightcap
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Narvaez isn't starting the second game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Giants.
Narvaez is getting a breather after he went 0-for-3 with a strikeout during Thursday's matinee. Victor Caratini will start behind the plate and bat seventh.
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Brewers' Omar Narvaez: Sitting for day game
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Narvaez is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's series finale with the Rockies.
Narvaez will take a seat after he went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Tuesday's loss. Victor Caratini is starting at catcher and batting eighth against Colorado.
