Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez to begin rehab assignment

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NEW YORK -- New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez, who is on the injured list with a fractured hamate bone, will begin a rehab assignment Wednesday, manager Carlos Mendoza announced.

Alvarez suffered his injury while taking a swing during spring training last month. At the time, the Mets said he would miss six to eight weeks, making a return by the end of April a possibility.

"We'll see," Mendoza said. "I think it's going to come down to him catching back-to-back, hopefully, nine innings. Getting four or five at-bats. But the progression starts kind of like spring training -- five innings, off day, and we'll go from there. But the fact that he's going to start playing…