The New York Mets are no strangers to heartbreak, but the timing of Francisco Álvarez’s latest injury still stings. Just as the young catcher’s bat was starting to hum, another setback knocked him out of the lineup. For fans, it’s a familiar scene: hope flickers, then injury strikes, leaving the scoreboard ticking while the collective groan echoes through Queens. Baseball is cruel, and the Mets know it well.
Baseball doesn’t stop for heartbreak, and the Mets have had to adjust. With Álvarez sidelined, José Torrens has taken on the bulk of the catching, but a few recent knocks have left him less than 100 percent.