Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez will begin a rehab stint on Thursday
NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Alvarez is set to begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Binghamton on Thursday, putting the slumping New York Mets one step closer to getting back their starting catcher.
Alvarez was expected to miss six to eight weeks after having surgery on a torn ligament in his left thumb on April 23, four days after he slipped while rounding first base in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. But Alvarez has ramped up his baseball activity, which included a live batting practice session on Saturday, and he is scheduled to catch five to seven innings on Thursday.
President of baseball operations David Stearns said the Mets are encouraged by Alvarez’s progress and eager to see how he handles catching. The 22-year-old from Venezuela will continue to wear a brace on his left hand while catching.
“The added complication here (is) a catcher with this injury is how is it going to feel receiving the baseball?” Stearns said. “So that’s the hurdle and we won’t really know until he gets out there. But everything’s going very well so far.”
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