Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez left the team’s game against the Tigers in the bottom of the sixth inning this evening after tweaking his right knee while taking a swing. The Mets’ training staff and manager Carlos Mendoza came out to talk to Alvarez after seeing him in discomfort following the swing, and following a brief conversation, Mendoza signaled that he was taking Alvarez out of the game.
The 24-year-old has struggled with injuries since making his major league debut in 2022, but he looked
very good at the plate last season after returning to the big leagues following an injury and a stint in Triple-A Syracuse. He wound up finishing the 2025 season with a .256/.339/.447 line, 11 home runs, and a 124 wRC+ in 277 major league plate appearances.
So far this year, Alvarez has hit .236/.315/.382 with four home runs and a 105 wRC+ in 128 plate appearances. If he were to miss any time, the Mets would presumably be looking at calling up one of Hayden Senger or Ben Rortvedt from Syracuse. Of the two, Senger is the one who’s already on the Mets’ 40-man roster, which is currently full.
