{"id":91540,"date":"2025-08-20T08:13:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T08:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=91540"},"modified":"2025-08-20T08:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T08:13:10","slug":"mets-dealt-brutal-injury-news-amid-intense-playoff-push-star-player-sidelined-with-season-ending-injury-teams-world-series-hopes-take-a-devastating-blow-the-mets-were-already-facing-an-uphill-bat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=91540","title":{"rendered":"Mets Dealt Brutal Injury News Amid Intense Playoff Push: Star Player Sidelined with Season-Ending Injury, Team&#8217;s World Series Hopes Take a Devastating Blow. The Mets were already facing an uphill battle in the competitive NL East, but now they&#8217;ll have to overcome this massive setback if they want to make a deep postseason run."},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_3840,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjE1ODAyODQ3NDUzNzgzNTcx\/francisco-alvarez-new-york-mets-june-2025.jpg\" alt=\"New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/new-york-mets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Mets<\/a>\u00a0are slowly falling behind in the NL East, sitting in second place with a 66-58 record and 5.5 games behind the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/philadelphia-phillies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philadelphia Phillies<\/a>\u00a0going into their Tuesday matchup against the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/washington-nationals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Nationals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">If New York can\u2019t win the division, then making the playoffs would mean securing a wild-card berth. They currently hold the third wild-card spot, but the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/cincinnati-reds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cincinnati Reds<\/a>\u00a0are only one game behind, putting a lot of pressure on the Mets.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mets-announce-injury-news-on-francisco-alvarez\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mets Announce Injury News on Francisco Alvarez<\/h2>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">Unfortunately, the Mets took a big hit on Tuesday, announcing catcher Francisco Alvarez has been added to the 10-day injured list (retroactive to Aug. 18) due to a right thumb UCL sprain.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have made the following roster moves.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/clovercommerce?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@clovercommerce<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LGM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZfeLiWBj0r\">pic.twitter.com\/ZfeLiWBj0r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Mets (@Mets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mets\/status\/1957890412154179791?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">He will be re-evaluated in 10-14 days, but this creates a big hole in New York\u2019s lineup, as Alvarez had been performing well in 2025.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">He\u2019s appeared in 56 games so far, accumulating 185 at-bats, 49 hits, 24 runs scored, seven home runs, 24 RBIs and 22 walks. Combining that with a .265\/.349\/.438 slash line and a .787 OPS, the Mets will struggle to replicate that production.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mets-replacements-for-alvarez\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mets\u2019 Replacements for Alvarez<\/h2>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">In a corresponding move, New York recalled the catcher Hayden Senger from Triple-A Syracuse, making him and Luis Torrens the replacements.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">Of the two, Senger\u2019s numbers are considerably worse, appearing in 21 games at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MLB<\/a>\u00a0level this season, racking up just 46 at-bats, eight hits, five runs scored, two walks and an abysmal .404 OPS.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">However, Torrens hasn\u2019t proved to be amazing either, playing in 76 games, with 206 at-bats, 44 hits, 10 runs scored, 16 RBIs, 18 walks and a .581 OPS.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">The Mets\u2019 offense has already had some serious ups and downs over the last 30 days,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/stats\/team\/runs?timeframe=-29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ml-dynamic=\"true\" data-ml-dynamic-type=\"sl\" data-orig-url=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/stats\/team\/runs?timeframe=-29\" data-ml-id=\"0\" data-ml=\"true\" data-xid=\"fr1755677432966iaj\" data-skimlinks-tracking=\"xid:fr1755677432966iaj\">ranking<\/a>\u00a013th in runs scored (119), 24th in hits (199), 13th in RBIs (115), 12th in home runs (34) and tied for 16th in walks (81).<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">Now, New York must chug along without one of their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/best-hitters-baseball-mlb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best hitters<\/a>, while also trying to stay afloat in an extremely competitive playoff race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0New York Mets\u00a0are slowly falling behind in the NL East, sitting in second place with a 66-58 record and 5.5 games behind the\u00a0Philadelphia Phillies\u00a0going into their Tuesday&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":91545,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mets Dealt Brutal Injury News Amid Intense Playoff Push: Star Player Sidelined with Season-Ending Injury, Team&#039;s World Series Hopes Take a Devastating Blow. 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