Mets place Francisco Alvarez (torn meniscus) on injured list: ‘You feel for the person because he cares so much’
NEW YORK — The Citi Field trainer’s room has been crowded all season, and there is little reprieve halfway into May. The New York Mets placed catcher Francisco Alvarez on the 10-day injured list Wednesday afternoon with a torn meniscus in his right knee. The injury will require surgery, which typically carries a timeline of 6-8 weeks, but the Mets aren’t ready to commit to a timeline until Alvarez has had the procedure.
Alvarez appeared to injure his knee during an at-bat Tuesday night in a 10-2 win over the Detroit Tigers. “It was weird, we knew right away when he came out of the game because the past couple of years with the injuries, like when he [injured his thumb] sliding on the bases, he stayed in there. He tries to fight, and then he comes out,” manager Carlos Mendoza said Wednesday afternoon at Citi Field.
“But yesterday, right away, me and Joe [Golia], the trainer, we knew something wasn’t right for him to come out of the game like that. But he didn’t report anything until that swing right there. ” It’s yet another blow to a lineup that hasn’t been at full strength since Opening Day, and the third meniscus tear suffered by a hitter since March.
Mike Tauchman tore his during a spring training game, and Jared Young underwent surgery for a torn meniscus in early April. Tauchman still isn’t doing much, and Young is in Florida, getting ready to start a rehab assignment later this week or early next. Given that three players have suffered the same injury, plus two others had calf strains, Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor, the latter of whom is currently on the IL, the Mets have looked into whether or not there is a correlation between the injuries and their training programs.
They don’t believe that to be the case at the moment, but it will certainly invite outside scrutiny. “I think we’re always looking, especially as guys continue to get hit with the same injury, but it’s hard to pinpoint,” Mendoza said. “The way it happened too, one swing on a guy that doesn’t report anything, and he takes a swing and he goes down with the knee.
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