Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez exited Tuesday's series opener against the San Diego Padres after being hit by a pitch late in the game.
Alvarez came up with the Mets having an 8-3 lead in the eighth inning. With two outs, Alvarez took a 99.8 mph fastball to the left arm. It's unclear where exactly Alvarez was hit, but it was above the elbow, perhaps in the triceps area. The Mets backstop took a knee and held his arm in pain as manager Carlos Mendoza and the staff tended to Alvarez.
Alvarez walked to first base before being lifted for Hayden Senger.
The Mets catcher was seen with a large ice wrap around his upper arm area as he congratulated his teammates after the win.
After the win, Mendoza had a positive update on Alvarez.
"[He's] sore but got him pretty good. Looked like it didn’t get him in the elbow, more the triceps area," Mendoza said. "He was back in the dugout after he got some ice there in the ninth inning. We’ll see how he feels tomorrow, but as of right now, we’re not planning on doing any X-rays or anything like that."
Alvarez is already playing with a torn UCL and a fractured finger that has put him on the IL two separate times this season.
Francisco Alvarez is hit in the arm by a 100 MPH fastball from Bradgley Rodriguez
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