“It’s a big blow when your starting catcher goes down,” Mendoza said Sunday at Clover Park. “But guys will step up. Guys will get opportunities, what we have in house and I am sure [president of baseball operations] David [Stearns] will be looking outside.”
Mendoza added the expectation is Alvarez will need the full eight weeks because he is a catcher and the injury occurred on his glove hand. By that timeline, Alvarez would return to the Mets’ lineup in early May.
Last season Alvarez slipped rounding first base and tore a ligament in his left thumb that necessitated surgery that cost him seven weeks.