New York Mets catcher Luis Torrens (13) reacts after throwing out Tampa Bay Rays right fielder Josh Lowe (not pictured) to end the top of the fifth inning at Citi Field on June 14. Brad Penner-Imagn Images

Former Seattle Mariners Catcher Goes Viral For Rough Play on Wednesday

Originally posted on Seattle Mariners on SI
By Brady Farkas | Last updated Jun 19, 2025 11:45 AM ET

Former Seattle Mariners catcher and popular figure Luis Torrens went viral on Wednesday night for making a quizzical play as a member of the New York Mets.

Catching against the Atlanta Braves, Torrens went to retrieve a pitch that went just wide of him. However, instead of picking the ball up with his glove or bare hand, he picked it up with his mask, which is a violation. As a result, the runners on second and third were allowed to move up one base, and one runner came into score.

The Mets lost the game 5-0.

Luis Torrens touched the ball with his mask, which is against the rules and allowed both runners to advance and a run to score pic.twitter.com/EzV8xs4Umm
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) June 18, 2025

Baseball has many rules that fans don't actually know, but the players should know the rules at their positions, so that's a bad mistake from Torrens, who is an eight-year veteran of the San Diego Padres, Mariners, Chicago Cubs and Mets.

He spent parts of four seasons in the majors with the Mariners after being acquired from the Padres in 2020, earning quite the fanbase along the way. He hit 15 homers in the 2021 season that saw the M's fall just shy of the playoffs, and then was still part of the group in 2022 that helped break the playoff drought.

In that 2022 season, he provided some iconic moments, hitting a walk-off single in the 13th inning of a 0-0 game against the New York Yankees, and he also was the team's winning pitcher in a late-season matchup against the Detroit Tigers as the team saved its pitching staff for the playoffs.

He's hitting .223 for New York this season, playing in 44 games.

This article first appeared on Seattle Mariners on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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