Catcher Francisco Alvarez exited the New York Mets’ series finale against Seattle on Sunday in the game’s seventh inning. Alvarez slide into second base, legging out his second double of the game, and jammed his thumb into the bag. He remained in the game, but was removed after the half-inning concluded.
Alvarez has been red hot since his recall back to the big leagues. In Sunday’s game at Williamsport, he was 3-for-4 with two doubles. After seeing his OPS bottom out at .620 earlier in the season, that figure is nearing .800 thanks to this recent stretch.
After the game on Sunday, manager Carlos Mendoza confirmed Alvarez is headed back to New York to get an MRI on his thumb.
