Overview

• Alvarez will be activated before Friday’s opener in Cincinnati as the Mets pursue a National League wild-card spot.
• He sprained the UCL in his right thumb on Aug. 17 and has opted to delay surgery that typically requires six to eight weeks of recovery.
• A hit by pitch on Aug. 27 fractured his left pinkie, yet doctors cleared him to keep playing and he returned to batting work the same day.
• His five-game rehab with Triple-A Syracuse produced a 4-for-19 line with eight strikeouts and a grand slam, and reporters caution that his immediate form is uncertain.
• The likely roster move is backup Hayden Senger returning to Triple-A Syracuse as the catching group reshuffles with Luis Torrens in the mix.