New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez has not played since August 17 against the Seattle Mariners. Alvarez left that game with a thumb injury.
Since August 19, he was placed on the injured list with a sprained thumb. Many Mets fans were wondering if he was going to miss the rest of the season or not. Well on Tuesday, Alvarez was taking batting practice. This was a good sign for the team because there is a chance that he could be potentially returning to the lineup for this team sooner rather than later.
New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez will begin his rehab assignment on Wednesday
Joe DeMayo is a co-host of The Mets Pod on SNYTV. He reported on his Twitter page on Wednesday that Alvarez is expected to play tonight for the Syracuse Mets in Triple-A on a rehab assignment against the Scranton-Wilkes/Barre Railriders. It will be interesting to see how many games Alvarez will play for Syracuse before potentially playing again for New York.
This is not the first time this season that Alvarez has played for Syracuse. He was demoted earlier in the season when he was struggling. Alvarez was a different hitter when he got called back up to New York before getting injured.
In 56 games for the Mets so far in 2025, he has a .265 batting average with seven home runs and 24 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .349. If all goes well with Alvarez over the next couple of days on his short rehab assignment, there is a very good chance that he could be back in the lineup this weekend against the Miami Marlins.
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