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Mets Starting Catcher Francisco Alvarez to Miss Time After Surgery

Tim Capurso

Alvarez after a strikeout.
Alvarez after a strikeout. / Jim Rassol-Imagn Images
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The New York Mets will be without their starting backstop to begin the 2025 season.

Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez will miss six-to-eight weeks with a fractured left hamate bone, an injury that will require surgery, manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters on Sunday. Alvarez reportedly suffered the injury on Saturday during live at-bats, Mendoza said.

Alvarez is entering his fourth season—and third full campaign—with the Mets. The 23-year-old has posted a .221/.294/.423 slash line with 37 home runs, 111 RBI and 93 runs scored in 228 career games.

Veteran Luis Torrens is the only other catcher listed on the Mets' active roster.

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Tim Capurso
TIM CAPURSO

Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, college football and NFL coverage. A lifelong Yankees and Giants fan, Capurso grew up just outside New York City and now lives near Philadelphia. When he's not writing, he enjoys reading, exercising and spending time with his family, including his three-legged cat Willow, who, unfortunately, is an Eagles fan.

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