The New York Mets secured a much-needed win over the Seattle Mariners within the 2025 MLB Little League Traditional on Sunday night time in Williamsport, however the 7-3 victory got here at the price of a regarding damage to catcher Francisco Alvarez.
The 23-year-old left the sport earlier than the highest of the eighth inning after jamming his proper thumb on a headfirst slide into second base within the backside of the seventh. Alvarez had doubled off the wall in proper area for his third hit of the night time and instantly referred to as for time after making contact with the bag.
Trainers examined him on the sphere, and though he remained within the recreation lengthy sufficient to advance to 3rd, he was changed by Luis Torrens behind the plate when the Mets took the sphere once more.
Mets supervisor Carlos Mendoza addressed Alvarez’s damage after the sport.
When requested what he might inform about Alvarez, Mendoza stated, “Nothing as of proper now, it is a thumb damage. He is going to return to New York, and he is gonna get an MRI tomorrow. So proper now we do not know what we’re coping with, however we simply obtained to attend now.”
Carlos Mendoza says that Francisco Alvarez goes again to New York to get an MRI on his thumb tomorrow pic.twitter.com/SCrdtQwnd8
— SNY (@SNYtv) August 18, 2025
The damage got here throughout what was one among Alvarez’s finest offensive outings of the 12 months. He completed the night time 3-for-4 with two doubles, a run scored, and an RBI, persevering with a stretch of sturdy play after lacking the season’s opening month attributable to a fractured hamate bone in his left hand.
Alvarez additionally has a troubling historical past with hand accidents. In 2023, he tore a ligament in his left thumb whereas stumbling round second base, an damage that required surgical procedure and sidelined him for greater than two months.
Earlier than Alvarez’s exit, the Mets’ offense had surged in opposition to Mariners starter George Kirby. Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil opened the second inning with singles, establishing Alvarez’s RBI double to left-center.
Brett Baty adopted with a run-scoring single earlier than Mark Vientos added a sacrifice fly to make it 3-0. Vientos later delivered the sport’s greatest blow within the fifth inning, sending a 1-1 sinker 385 toes to proper area for a three-run homer, his thirteenth of the season, pushing New York forward 6-1.
Francisco Lindor continued his scorching streak with three hits, together with an RBI double, marking his fifth straight multi-hit recreation. Alvarez matched him with three hits earlier than leaving injured, and Vientos drove in 4 runs in complete.
On the mound, Clay Holmes bounced again from latest struggles to provide the Mets 5 innings of one-run ball, permitting 5 hits with 4 strikeouts and one stroll on 88 pitches.
Regardless of hitting Randy Arozarena together with his first pitch of the sport, Holmes escaped a number of jams earlier than handing the ball to the bullpen. Reed Garrett allowed a two-run homer to Cal Raleigh within the seventh, however Brooks Raley, Ryan Helsley, and Tyler Rogers mixed to complete the job.
The Mets improved to 66-58, remaining one recreation forward of the Reds for the ultimate NL Wild Card spot and shutting to inside three video games of the Padres for the second slot.