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New York Mets Star Hitting Second in First Double-A Rehab Game

Francisco Alvarez, out with a hand injury, is in the lineup for Double-A Binghamton on Tuesday. He previously played three games for St. Lucie.

Brady Farkas

New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez (4) hits a single against the Houston Astros during the first inning at Clover Park on Feb. 27.
New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez (4) hits a single against the Houston Astros during the first inning at Clover Park on Feb. 27. / Sam Navarro-Imagn Images
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New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez, out with a broken left hamate bone since spring training, is in the lineup on Tuesday for Double-A Binghamton. He's hitting second as they take on Reading. It's the first Double-A rehab game for Alvarez, who previously played three games at Single-A St. Lucie, hitting .100 over 10 at-bats (1-for-10).

The 23-year-old Alvarez is one of the top young catchers in baseball and a key part of the Mets lineup. He battled injury last season as well but still managed to hit 11 homers in 308 at-bats. He also had 47 RBI as the Mets got all the way to the National League Championship Series.

He burst onto the scene in 2023, hitting 25 homers and driving in 63 in 123 games. He will eventually pair with Pete Alonso, Juan Soto and Mark Vientos to make a solid middle-of-the-order in Queens.

The Mets enter play on Tuesday at 11-5 overall and in first place in the National League East despite injuries to Alvarez, Sean Manaea and Frankie Montas.

It's unclear how much time Alvarez will need on his rehab assignment, but it certainly seems plausible that we see him before the end of April.

New York is taking on the Minnesota Twins with first pitch coming at 7:40 p.m. ET.

Right-hander Tylor Megill pitches for New York against Twins' righty Bailey Ober. Megill is 2-1 with a 0.63 ERA while Ober has struggled to the tune of a 0-1 record and a 7.11 ERA.

The two teams will play again on Wednesday.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is the senior writer for “Minor League Baseball on SI’’ and the host of “The Payoff Pitch’’ podcast, which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. Follow Brady on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady.

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