Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez (broken hamate bone) out 6-8 weeks

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New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez will undergo surgery on a broken left hamate bone and miss six to eight weeks, manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters Sunday, another blow to a team teeming with spring training injuries.

Alvarez, 23, was expected to play an integral part in a Mets season with high expectations after the 15-year, $765 million free agent signing of Juan Soto. After a rookie season with 25 home runs in 2023, Alvarez hit only 11 last year while missing nearly eight weeks recovering from surgery to a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb.

"It's always tough when one of your guys goes down like that," Mendoza said. "But again, you've got to keep going.…