WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. \u2014 The Mets and Francisco Alvarez got another injury scare Sunday night.<\/p>\n
The catcher was removed prior to the eighth inning after injuring his right thumb on a headfirst slide in the bottom of the seventh of a 7-3 win over Seattle in the Little League Classic<\/a>.<\/p>\n Alvarez was checked out by trainers and initially remained in the game before he was replaced by Luis Torrens to start the eighth.<\/p>\n Manager Carlos Mendoza said that he\u2019ll travel back to New York City for an MRI on the thumb Monday.<\/p>\n Francisco Alvarez reacts after getting hurt on a slide into second base during the Mets\u2019 Aug. 17 game. Robert Sabo for the NY Post<\/p>\n Alvarez\u2019s solid play since his recall from Triple-A Syracuse continued Sunday with a pair of doubles, but he\u2019s had issues with his hands already in his career.<\/p>\n Earlier this year, he suffered a left hamate fracture, and when he struggled on both sides of the plate when he recovered from that injury, he was sent down to the minors.<\/p>\n Alvarez also underwent surgery on his left thumb last season.<\/p>\n Francisco Alvarez reacts after getting injured during the Mets\u2019 Aug. 17 game against the Mariners. Robert Sabo for the NY Post<\/p>\n He\u2019d impressed the Mets with both his production and work ethic after the demotion, and his play remained improved after his return to the majors.<\/p>\n Alvarez entered Sunday on a 6-for-16 tear, with four extra-base hits, including three homers.<\/p>\n Francisco Alvarez AP<\/p>\n Then he doubled and scored in the second, singled and scored in the fifth and doubled again in the seventh.<\/p>\n Nolan McLean\u2019s past few days began with him at Triple-A Syracuse before being called up to make his MLB debut with the Mets<\/a> on Saturday at Citi Field, then traveling with the team to the Little League Classic in his second day as a major leaguer.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a crazy turn of events for me,\u201d McLean said prior to the Mets facing the Mariners on Sunday night. \u201cFrom being in Rochester [with Syracuse] to Citi Field to now Williamsport, I kind of can\u2019t believe it.\u201d<\/p>\n