{"id":91825,"date":"2025-08-21T07:21:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T07:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=91825"},"modified":"2025-08-21T07:21:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T07:21:14","slug":"breaking-mets-catcher-alvarez-determined-to-battle-through-pain-after-surgery-scare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=91825","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBreaking: Mets Catcher Alvarez Determined to Battle Through Pain After Surgery Scare\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<nav aria-label=\"articleLabel\">\n<ol id=\"articleLabel__list\">\n<li id=\"articleLabel__listItem\">Mets<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<ul>\n<li><time datetime=\"2025-08-20175569606200013:21:02\">Published: Aug. 20, 2025, 1:21 p.m.<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\">\n<article id=\"arc-3PWC4DFKNVHMTBHBXZMKOSI7WQ\" data-type=\"article\">\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<div><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/resizer\/v2\/TOZRVNQU7NBODJKUSXHTZDN3MQ.jpg?auth=7f15d8617754e1341e6d4da2da761d646f38c9f3736a2293224e8a41268105f6&amp;width=1280&amp;quality=90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/resizer\/v2\/TOZRVNQU7NBODJKUSXHTZDN3MQ.jpg?auth=7f15d8617754e1341e6d4da2da761d646f38c9f3736a2293224e8a41268105f6&amp;width=500&amp;quality=90 500w, https:\/\/www.silive.com\/resizer\/v2\/TOZRVNQU7NBODJKUSXHTZDN3MQ.jpg?auth=7f15d8617754e1341e6d4da2da761d646f38c9f3736a2293224e8a41268105f6&amp;width=800&amp;quality=90 800w, https:\/\/www.silive.com\/resizer\/v2\/TOZRVNQU7NBODJKUSXHTZDN3MQ.jpg?auth=7f15d8617754e1341e6d4da2da761d646f38c9f3736a2293224e8a41268105f6&amp;width=1280&amp;quality=90 1280w\" alt=\"Injured during slide, Mets\u2019 Alvarez will try to play through pain after surgery\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>New York Mets&#8217; Francisco Alvarez gestures as he runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"RL6VQ3MKNZD6VDYX5E5YBQQUYY\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Francisco Alvarez needs surgery for a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb, but there\u2019s a chance the New York Mets\u2019 slugging catcher can play through the pain and help the team in the final weeks of the regular season, manager Carlos Mendoza said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ZWGPAY45WRHXBFYS36QP2YLLPQ\">Alvarez was placed on the 10-day injured list retroactive to Monday, when he had an MRI in New York that revealed the sprain.<\/p>\n<p id=\"OVSKKWW765E7NPOKIVFYPMBXX4\">\u201cIf he goes and has surgery right now, he\u2019s going to be done for the season,\u201d Mendoza said. \u201cSo he wants to give it a try. We\u2019re hopeful that he can play through this. But we\u2019ve just got to wait and see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"DNTB6JI22NFLHBXI662DVRXY5I\">The big-spending Mets would love to have Alvarez\u2019s powerful bat in the lineup as they try to recover from a slump that began in late July. New York beat Washington 8-1 on Tuesday night to remain 5 1\/2 games behind first-place Philadelphia in the NL East and maintain its edge over Cincinnati for the final wild-card spot.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2MFAYE5DO5H4VKCTIJMFUA6F6M\">\u201cWe were told that there\u2019s players that have dealt with this and had really good years,\u201d Mendoza said. \u201cSo hopefully that\u2019s the case with Alvy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"VVXBWE2SHVH5HC3QY2MKMSAT5M\">Mendoza said it\u2019s a pain tolerance issue, and the injury would be more likely to hinder Alvarez swinging the bat than behind the plate.<\/p>\n<p id=\"JFTZNR6PKRFIFIUYF7SC4764EM\">\u201cIt\u2019s not the receiving hand,\u201d the manager said. \u201cThe throwing, we don\u2019t think it\u2019s going to be the issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"DNVIO7EEXVAU5GRLY6EQJRJ2HY\">Alvarez will be reevaluated in 10 to 14 days for a potential return. If he does try to play, he\u2019ll have a minor league rehab assignment first, Mendoza said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5NTHRRKSVFEWXKJEMXWSNVZA6A\">Alvarez was hurt sliding into second base during Sunday night\u2019s victory over Seattle in the Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He did not travel with the team for the series against the Nationals.<\/p>\n<p id=\"OCQZNWGRIRAA3IE6RLNJF6N6LY\">Since his return from a monthlong stint in the minors, Alvarez is batting .323 with four homers and 13 RBIs in 21 games. For the season, he\u2019s a .265 hitter with seven homers and 24 RBIs in 56 games.<\/p>\n<p id=\"PPXGDHECUBHLHAHWOCDTJDKEWE\">Backup Luis Torrens started Tuesday, and the Mets recalled catcher Hayden Sanger from Triple-A Syracuse. 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