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Francisco Alvarez of the New York Mets sustained a right knee injury and left Tuesday night's game. This injury poses a challenge for the Mets due to limited depth at the catcher position.

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Catcher is one of those positions where there's never a ton of depth.
The New York Mets may be tested after Francisco Alvarez had to leave Tuesday night's game with an injury.
The Mets announced on social media that it's a right knee injury.
More won't be known until Alvarez has imaging done on Wednesday.
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Alvarez missed a lot of the 2025 season with injury (and also spent time in Triple-A due to ineffectiveness), so the Mets have been here before.
Like last season, his backup is still Luis Torrens, a veteran who is comfortable filling in as needed.
The Mets have one other catcher on the 40-man roster -- Hayden Senger, who seems likely to get the call to the majors if Alvarez has to miss extended time.
Francisco Alvarez suffered a right knee injury during Tuesday night's game.
The Mets may face challenges due to limited depth at the catcher position following Alvarez's injury.
Francisco Alvarez left the game on Tuesday night after sustaining his injury.
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It's hard to know what exactly happened with Alvarez, who may have been hurt earlier in Tuesday's game and not right at the moment he was withdrawn.
Regardless, a knee injury that needs imaging isn't a positive sign. And knees are clearly a key component to a catcher's livelihood.
At this point, the Mets are surely at least considering what negative outcomes may be in play here, and they'll just be hoping the images actually don't look as bad as they might expect.