Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez played his first rehab game with Binghamton, the team's Double-A affiliate, on Tuesday night and showed off the power.
Alvarez grounded out in his first at-bat but launched a home run in his second plate appearance. The backstop singled in his third at-bat and then had a scary moment in his fourth. In the sixth, Alvarez was hit in the same hand he fractured by the first pitch thrown by Eiberson Castellano. The Binghamton training staff took a look at Alvarez and the backstop was seemingly ok, running the bases and catching the next inning.
Overall, Alvarez went 2-for-3 and caught six innings.
Francisco Alvarez homers in Reading! 🚀 pic.twitter.com/Ej3liF4oaY
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Francisco Alvarez was hit by a pitch on his left hand (the same hand he suffered his hamate fracture) by Eiberson Castellano.
Alvarez stayed in the game and is catching the bottom half of the 6th inning pic.twitter.com/7bIHor5ZQj
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Jeff McNeil continued his rehab down in Single-A St. Lucie and reached base three times. He singled and walked twice in his five at-bats.
Mendoza said McNeil will continue to play down in St. Lucie before eventually going to Triple-A to get more at-bats. It's possible McNeil will stop off at Binghamton but the utility infielder/outfielder should be back soon.
Jeff McNeil went 1-for-3 tonight for St. Lucie tonight with 2 walks pic.twitter.com/WN8ZmnurG2
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) April 16, 2025
