{"id":94361,"date":"2025-08-28T08:27:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T08:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=94361"},"modified":"2025-08-28T08:27:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T08:27:47","slug":"francisco-alvarez-surprises-mets-with-rapid-thumb-recovery-no-pain-after-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=94361","title":{"rendered":"Francisco Alvarez surprises Mets with rapid thumb recovery: \u2018No pain\u2019 after injury"},"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=\"2025-08-27175627687500006:41:15\">Updated: Aug. 27, 2025, 6:41 a.m.<\/time><\/li>\n<li><span aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span><time datetime=\"2025-08-27175627620000006:30:00\">Published: Aug. 27, 2025, 6:30 a.m.<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\">\n<article id=\"arc-CWUQB3JNCVFQXD4PVA3RUEFO6E\" data-type=\"article\">\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<div><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/ZU3SHGCBO5GGNAQR3PLKD5WANY.jpg?auth=605794a1148b4c62411bc7ec80e97ecaa80f998495ae6b461afac5d7c58f4209&amp;width=1280&amp;quality=90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/ZU3SHGCBO5GGNAQR3PLKD5WANY.jpg?auth=605794a1148b4c62411bc7ec80e97ecaa80f998495ae6b461afac5d7c58f4209&amp;width=500&amp;quality=90 500w, https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/ZU3SHGCBO5GGNAQR3PLKD5WANY.jpg?auth=605794a1148b4c62411bc7ec80e97ecaa80f998495ae6b461afac5d7c58f4209&amp;width=800&amp;quality=90 800w, https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/ZU3SHGCBO5GGNAQR3PLKD5WANY.jpg?auth=605794a1148b4c62411bc7ec80e97ecaa80f998495ae6b461afac5d7c58f4209&amp;width=1280&amp;quality=90 1280w\" alt=\"Francisco Alvarez surprises Mets with rapid thumb recovery: \u2018No pain\u2019 after injury\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez grimaces after being injured sliding into second during the seventh inning of the Little League Classic baseball game against the Seattle Mariners at Bowman Field in Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo\/Gene J. Puskar)AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"CA6JWYNUONHCXFTIVZ3O5KDZSA\"><b>NEW YORK \u2014<\/b> Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez doesn\u2019t have time to sit around and feel frustrated.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2DXGQNC6CRB7JP34UKPZDLP7WI\">Nine days after tearing a ligament in his right thumb while sliding into second base, Alvarez is ready to go on a rehab assignment.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7Z2JYGIB6JGNFEDRXENZQZ6LXA\">Before the Mets\u2019 6-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies<b> <\/b>on Tuesday, Alvarez reported that he doesn\u2019t \u201cfeel any pain\u201d in his thumb.<\/p>\n<p id=\"45QSGL5PAFCFBOY2V73SZCBAKM\">\u201cIt\u2019s surprising,\u201d Alvarez added. \u201cI thought, initially, when I got injured, that there would be more pain or a level of discomfort. But up until now, there\u2019s none of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"NZTWZBOKEZGCFE3BTQGWHHBWMQ\">The speed of Alvarez\u2019s recovery surprised even Mets manager Carlos Mendoza. On Sunday, while the club was in Atlanta, Alvarez was back at Citi Field taking batting practice.<\/p>\n<p id=\"PEH4AXBH5NBWLFAUSQUB5OC3DA\">\u201cI was like, \u2018No way this guy\u2019s swinging that bat,\u2019\u201d Mendoza remembers thinking after getting off the phone with staff.<\/p>\n<p id=\"MUJ6XD6CURCS3PWXRKDROFIKFU\">Alvarez continued taking batting practice on Monday and Tuesday with the same rigor and force he had before the injury. He also reported to feeling no pain while throwing the ball.<\/p>\n<p id=\"HKETJP7JC5BFPBVKLNCEGV4E3I\">\u201cI\u2019ve been throwing the same number of days that I\u2019ve been hitting,\u201d Alvarez told reporters. \u201cIn the beginning, it was a little bit strange just because I\u2019m putting pressure on the fingers on top and not necessarily with my thumb.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"RNS3NYDNIVHKPFJ7NJFKYLYAIA\">Alvarez missed almost two months last season with a similar thumb injury on his left hand. He returned just in time to help the Mets make their memorable postseason run.<\/p>\n<p id=\"BAFFLWZXVVER7AUBJWGNPM5GDU\">After struggling at the start of this season, Alvarez was sent down for a month-long stint in the minors. He was quickly a force in the lineup after getting called back up at the end of July.<\/p>\n<p id=\"WNT4GCQLUVGKJEHASCIWUMDDU4\">He\u2019s 20-for-63 (.323 batting average) with 13 extra-base hits, including four home runs and 13 RBIs, in 21 games since then.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7OJP3XURBNE2FJ22EVQNBX2OEI\">\u201cI believe that I\u2019ll be capable of returning as the same player,\u201d Alvarez said. \u201cIf there is an instance where there is pain or discomfort, I will tell the coaches and staff about it, and I won\u2019t play.\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-gaid=\":Rdtaq6:\"><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mets&#8217; Francisco Alvarez says he&#8217;s pain-free after tearing a ligament in thumb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":94364,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94361","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 - 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