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As the New York Mets take on the Cincinnati Reds on Monday, Juan Soto will be out of the lineup for a second-straight day with an illness . But that wasn't the only injury update coming out of the franchise.
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Catcher Francisco Alvarez has been out since mid-May after tearing his meniscus. While he was given a six-to-eight week timetable, Alvarez has already returned to hitting. Manager Carlos Mendoza kept things blunt when describing Alvarez's injury return, via Max Goodman of NJ.com.
"He's built different," Mendoza said.
Despite Alvarez's rapid recovery he still has some hurdles to leap before making his MLB return. For utilityman Jared Young and relief pitcher AJ Minter , they have navigated their own speedbumps. Young, who was dealing with a torn meniscus of his own, and Minter, who is recovering from a lat tear, are expected to be activated off of the injured list on Tuesday.
Starting pitcher Kodai Senga is hoping to join them soon. He is slated to make another rehab start on Thursday. While what level that start will come at, his most recent appearance was with Low-A St. Lucie. Senga is battling through back inflammation.
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The Mets hope that infielder Jorge Polanco will soon start a rehab assignment of his own. He has been on the injured list since April 18 with a wrist bone bruise and Achilles injury.
At 22-31 and 13.5 games out of first place in the NL East, the Mets are well aware they need to find their footing sooner rather than later. Perhaps once the franchise gets healthier, they'll be back on track.
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