Francisco Alvarez, the catcher for the New York Mets, underwent a successful thumb surgery on Tuesday, per to MLB.com report.
After suffering the injury during the Mets’ weekend series against the Dodgers, Alvarez had surgery in Los Angeles.
The surgery was to repair the torn UCL in his left thumb. With the successful surgery, manager Carlos Mendoza was comfortable giving the media a firmer timeline on the young slugger’s return as New York continued their road trip in San Francisco in Tuesday.
“We’re looking at eight weeks because of the position he plays, obviously, and it’s the left thumb -— the receiving [thumb] as a catcher,” Mendoza said.
That puts him on a timeline to return in late June. In the meantime, Omar Narváez and Tomás Nido will handle catching duties.
The 22-year-old was batting .236 with a .288 on-base percentage and a .652 slugging percentage in his first 16 games, with one home run and eight RBI.
But in his past seven game his offense took a downward turn, as he batted just .174 with no home runs and four RBI.
