Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez is not ready to shut down what has been a trying 2025 season for him.

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Alvarez acknowledged that he likely will need to have surgery eventually on the sprained ligament in his right thumb , but he is planning to put that off until the offseason for an attempt to push through and continue playing through the injury down the stretch.

Alvarez, who suffered the injury sliding headfirst into second base on Aug. 17, has resumed throwing and hitting while wearing a custom-made splint on his right hand. He will begin a minor league rehab assignment Wednesday night for Triple

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