NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Francisco Alvarez needs surgery to repair a torn right meniscus in his right knee, and New York manager Carlos Mendoza hopes his starting catcher could return in six-to-eight weeks following his fourth trip to the injured list since the start of 2024.
Alvarez was hurt when he fouled off a pitch in the sixth inning of Tuesday鈥檚 .
鈥淵ou feel for him. You feel for the person, for the human,鈥� Mendoza said Wednesday. 鈥淗e hasn鈥檛 gotten that run of playing everyday, going through struggles, find a way to get through it and keep going. For him, the past three years, he鈥檚 always been injured. He struggles, he gets hot, but then he gets hurt and misses significant time.鈥�
Alvarez missed 45 games from April to June in 2024 because of a , the first 25 games of 2025 with a and 16 games last August and September because of a .
He is hitting .241 with four homers and 10 RBIs in 37 games. The Mets placed him on the 10-day injured list and recalled Hayden Senger from Triple-A Syracuse.
Luis Torrens and Senger will split time behind the plate in Alvarez’s absence.
Alvarez is the Mets’ 12th player currently on the injured list, joining right-handers Reed Garrett (Tommy John surgery), Justin Hagenman (fractured rib), Tylor Megill (sprained right elbow), Dedniel N煤帽ez (Tommy John surgery) and Kodai Senga (lumbar spine inflammation); left-hander A.J. Minter (left lat surgery); shortstop Francisco Lindor (strained left calf); infielders Ronny Mauricio (broken left thumb), Jorge Polanco (bruised right wrist) and Jared Young (torn left meniscus); and outfielder Luis Robert Jr. (lumbar spine disk herniation).
In addition, All-Star outfielder Juan Soto missed 15 games last month because of a strained right calf.
鈥淢y job is to get the best out of them today,鈥� Mendoza said. 鈥淚f I鈥檓 worrying about when is this guy going to get back or are we going to be able to put the whole band together 鈥� that鈥檚 not going to help us. Our job is to go out there and find a way to get the job done.鈥�
Senga thew at Citi Field on Wednesday. Young could start a minor league injury rehabilitation assignment this weekend.
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