New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez will miss the next six to eight weeks after suffering a broken hamate bone in his left hand, manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters on Sunday. Alvarez will undergo surgery on Monday.

After signing Juan Soto this offseason, the New York Mets are supposed to be contending for a World Series. Thus far, all they've gotten is rotten injury news, with Francisco Alvarez being the latest.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez will undergo surgery Monday to fix a fractured hamate bone in his left hand, manager Carlos Mendoza said. The Mets expect Alvarez to miss the next six to eight weeks.