The New York Mets shouldn't have to wait much longer to have their starting catcher back behind the plate, as Francisco Alvarez began his rehab assignment Wednesday night in Port St. Lucie.

Francisco Alvarez and Jeff McNeil are getting closer to returning to the Mets. Alvarez (left hand fracture) is set to begin a rehab assignment with Single-A St. Lucie on Wednesday, while the Mets ...

Making his first rehab start since getting surgery on his left hand during spring training, Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez went 1-for-3 and caught five innings for Single-A St. Lucie on Wednesday ...

Both Jeff McNeil (oblique) and Francisco Alvarez (hamate bone) were scheduled to head to Port St. Lucie on Tuesday after hitting outside at Citi Field before the Mets’ 10-5 win over the Marlins ...

That plan was ultimately scrapped due to inclement weather. Carlos Mendoza says that Jeff McNeil and Francisco Alvarez were both scheduled to take BP on the field today but that plan got scuttled ...

The Mets are closer to getting two key lineup cogs back. Francisco Alvarez and Jeff McNeil both took batting practice on the field on Tuesday for the first time since suffering their respective ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez and second baseman Jeff McNeil are each set to take the next step in their recovery from injury. Both players took batting practice Tuesday at Citi ...

NEW YORK -- New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez, who is on the injured list with a fractured hamate bone, will begin a rehab assignment Wednesday, manager Carlos Mendoza announced. Alvarez ...

However, aside from Paul Blackburn, returns aren’t exactly imminent from left-hander Sean Manaea, right-hander Frankie Montas, second baseman Jeff McNeil and catcher Francisco Alvarez.