However, the loss of Alvarez is especially challenging for the Mets because it’s a reminder of one spot their depth failed them in the first two months last season. Remember, the catcher’s ligament tear in his thumb in April augured the Mets’ woeful start to the season: The team went 17-28 during the time he missed,

Torrens has also played for the San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners and Chicago Cubs throughout his career and appeared in 47 games for the Mets last season as Alvarez dealt with i

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza announced on Sunday morning that catcher Francisco Alvarez has a fractured hamate bone in his left hand and will be out for six-to-eight weeks following surgery.

The Mets' Francisco Alvarez will miss six to eight weeks with a fractured bone in his left hand. Mets leadership is comfortable with bench options.

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