only in After suffering a crushing defeat against the Blue Jackets, Peter Lav makes a shocking statement.
Prior to opening day, a Phillies rival revealed serious injury news.
Just over two weeks before Opening Day, one of the Philadelphia Phillies’ NL East opponents received heartbreaking news about a crucial player’s injury.
The Philadelphia Phillies will soon be back in a close division competition as the 2025 MLB regular season approaches its opening day. It remains to be seen if the 2025 NL East will be as close as it was in 2024, when the division-winning Phillies finished just six games ahead of the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets.
Despite the fact that the NL East appears to be as close as ever, one Phillies rival’s prospects have taken a serious knock in the wake of Sunday’s injury news:
Phillies News: Francisco Alvarez of the Mets will miss six to eight weeks due to a wrist fracture.
Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez suffered a broken wrist, according to MLB source Jeff Passan’s report on Sunday morning. After confirming that his star backstop needs surgery and “will be out for six to eight weeks,” New York manager Carlos Mendoza ruled out Alvarez for Opening Day.
Francisco Alvarez, the catcher for the New York Mets, will be out for six to eight weeks due to surgery to fix a fractured left hamate bone, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza informed reporters.
— @JeffPassan, Jeff Passan March 9, 2025
The exact time of Alvarez’s injury is unknown. Given that the 23-year-old Venezuelan catcher played Friday against the Washington Nationals, the fracture may have occurred during or after the game. In any case, it appears like he will be out until at most late April or early May.
That being considered, Alvarez’s predicament is not particularly novel. Since the 2023 season began, the Mets catcher has missed several games because of injuries to his hand and thumb, including the 100 games he played in previous season.
However, the Phillies’ rival will suffer if Alvarez is sidelined for any length of time. With 36 home runs, 110 RBIs, 64 walks, and a.716 OPS in 223 games over the previous two years, the backstopping ace had established himself as one of MLB’s top up-and-coming catchers.
At the end of the day, the Phillies may win if the Mets lose. From April 21 to 23, the NL East rivals will play three games at Citi Field. If New York No. 2 catcher Luis Torrens plays behind home plate, Philadelphia’s odds of winning that series will increase.
The impact of Alvarez’s absence on the 2025 division race is still unknown. As spring training starts, FanDuel Sportsbook now has the Braves (+135) as the favorite to win the NL East, with the Phillies (+180) and Mets (+210) not far behind in second and third place, respectively.
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