New York Mets starting catcher Franciso Alvarez will miss 6-8 weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a fracture in his left hamate bone, announced Mets manager Carlos Mendoza.

New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez (hand) will be sidelined six-to-eight weeks due to a fractured hamate bone in his left hand. He is set to undergo surgery on Monday. The 23-year-old has been participating in spring training and was slated to be the team's primary backstop in 2025.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez will miss about the first month of the season because of a broken bone in his left hand that will require surgery Monday. That will mark Alvarez’s second operation in 11 months. He tore a ligament in his left thumb last April.