New York Mets star Francisco Alvarez receives good news after exiting the San Diego Padres game early due to injury.

Martín Maldonado’s foul tip struck Alvarez on the side of the mask in the fifth inning. Alvarez was examined by the training ...

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/mets as Mets dodge another injury scare after Francisco Alvarez hit ...

Alvarez (head) will start behind home plate and bat eighth against the Giants on Saturday.

Mets first. Brandon Nimmo hit by pitch. Francisco Lindor walks. Brandon Nimmo to second. Juan Soto strikes out swinging. Pete Alonso homers to center field. Francisco Lindor scores. Brandon ...

Alvarez has passed the concussion protocol since being struck in the helmet by a foul tip Wednesday, but he'll still be held out of the lineup for Friday's series opener versus San Francisco. Luis ...

Mets third. Francisco Alvarez singles to center field. Ronny Mauricio singles to right field. Francisco Alvarez to second. Brandon Nimmo hits into a force out to second base. Ronny Mauricio out ...

Francisco Lindor drives in Francisco Alvarez after grounding out to Willy Adames, putting the Mets on the board first with a ...

Alvarez had that foul ball hit the side of his helmet, thankfully, in the bottom of the fifth inning. Although he was clearly ...

Runners left in scoring position_New York 3 (J.Soto, Alvarez 2); San Francisco 6 (Chapman 2, Wisely, Bailey, Adames, Lee). RISP_New York 2 for 13; San Francisco 0 for 7. Runners moved up_Lindor, Nimmo ...

Diego Cartaya fizzled out with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Twins, but that didn't stop the San Francisco Giants from taking a flier on the catcher.