Mets Francisco Alvarez has no hesitation to…
If at some level Francisco Alvarez is down to nubs for fingers, rely on the slugger utilizing tape and glue to affix a bat to one of his limbs.
With a torn UCL ligament in his proper thumb that requires surgical procedure and with a damaged pinkie on his left hand, Alvarez was back on the sector taking batting apply — and launching home runs into right-center and rocketing would-be doubles off the left subject wall — while trying like himself, albeit with a guard on his proper hand.
“There’s no hesitation,” supervisor Carlos Mendoza said before the Mets topped the Marlins 19-9 on Friday. “He’s not favoring anything. He’s letting it go. From what I saw today, he looks like a normal player.”
Francisco Alvarez slides safely into second base for a double during the Mets’ win over the Mariners on Aug. 17, 2025. Robert Sabo for NY Post
The 23-year-old broke his pinkie upon being drilled in his first rehab sport with Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday, met with medical doctors Thursday and wasted no time upon receiving clearance.
“As soon as the doctor gave him the OK,” Mendoza said, “the first factor he said was like, ‘All right. Can I go hit now?’
“And sure enough, 10 minutes later, he was in the cages taking hacks.’”
After a number of rounds of BP on Friday, Alvarez ran the bases, then retrieved catching gear to catch a bullpen session.
Defensively, his left hand — which lacks a useful pinkie — wants to show it will probably stand up to the trials of routinely catching heat that certainly hurts. His proper hand wants to show it will probably throw without the help of a thumb, which Alvarez has acknowledged could be awkward. Catching and strategy coach Glenn Sherlock watched Alvarez catch a bullpen session Thursday and got here away impressed.
Francisco Alvarez doubles during the second inning of the Mets’ win over the Mariners on Aug. 17. Robert Sabo for NY Post
The Mets still are ready to see how Alvarez’s fingers get well before greenlighting a resumption of his rehab task, but the early returns have been eye-opening.
“I’ve never seen anybody like him,” Sherlock said.
Tylor Megill will obtain at least one more rehab start.
Recovering from a proper elbow sprain, Megill made a fourth minor league start Thursday, when he walked 4 and allowed three runs in 4 innings over 70 pitches with Triple-A Syracuse.
Jesse Winker (back) went 0-for-3 as DH in his second rehab sport with Low-A St. Lucie. He was changed by Jose Siri (fractured tibia) as a pinch-runner in the sixth inning. In his own second rehab sport, Siri went 2-for-2.
Brett Baty began at second base, Tyrone Taylor in middle subject and Starling Marte at DH on a day Jeff McNeil acquired a breather.
Mendoza said the break was regular for McNeil during a stretch of 16 video games in 16 days. McNeil’s shoulder was banged up last week, which led to more days at DH and in the infield, but Mendoza said the shoulder is ok.
First base coach Antoan Richardson was honored before the sport with Guardian’s “Everyday Champion Award,” which “highlights those who make a meaningful difference in their communities, inspire well-being in others and show up when needed most.”
Richardson runs a nonprofit that helps youth in the Bahamas pursue their athletic and tutorial passions
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