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As the Mets look to keep their season alive going into June, the team has received some good news about injured slugging catcher Francisco Alvarez. The

22-year-old catcher is slated to take batting practice this weekend for the first time since receiving surgery to repair a

When Alvarez received the diagnosis of a torn ligament in his thumb, the Mets said the expected recovery time would be six to eight weeks. Based on the timeline and his recovery progress so far, he is on track to return to the team in the middle of June. According to manager Carlos Mendoza, Alvarez has already been catching and swinging.

Francisco Alvarez is "progressing well" and is scheduled to take live BP with the Mets when they return homeSince Alvarez suffered the injury on April 20, the Mets catching has mostly been a black hole in the lineup., who was expected to get the bulk of catching duties after the injury, has played his way out of the starting lineup, posting an abysmal slash line of .155/.183/.190.

 

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