Mets catcher underwent surgery to repair the UCL tear in his left thumb, the team announced. The club suggested the procedure tends to Los Angeles Dodgers Jersey require eight weeks before a player can return to game action. Daniel lvarez-Montes of El Extrabase reported shortly before the team announcement( ) that the young catcher expected to be back at some point in July. Thats at the longer end of the timeline which the team provided over the weekend. New York announced on Saturday that Alvarez was going under the knife. At the time, manager Carlos Mendoza loosely floated a recovery timetable in the six-to-eight week range, although he noted the team would have a clearer picture after the surgery. New York initially placed Alvarez on the 10-day injured list. Its likely that hell be moved to the 60-day IL once the team needs to open a spot on the 40-man roster. Its a tough lo s to the Mets lineup, as Alvarez is one of the teams better power threats. He hit 25 homers last year as a 21-year-old rookie. Hed only connected on one longball in his first 59 plate appearances this season, hitting .236/.288/.364 over 16 games. The Mets selected onto the major league roster after the Alvarez injury. Hell back up for the foreseeable future. Theyre the only healthy catchers on the 40-man roster. Narvez, who is likely to get the majority of the playing time, has struggled since signing a two-year free agent deal. The veteran hit .211/.283/.297 in 49 games last season. Hes out to a .179/.233/.214 start over his first 10 contests. Darryl Strawberry Jersey