Alvarez returns to the plate for Mets rehab stint at Triple-A Syracuse, while Tobias Myers picks up a win

Francisco Alvarez returned behind the plate for Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday afternoon as the Mets continued his minor league rehab assignment, according to Yahoo Sports. Alvarez, the Mets’ primary catcher, recorded two reaches in the game while working his way back in a controlled baseball environment designed to restore timing, conditioning, and defensive rhythm.

The decision to assign Alvarez to a Triple-A setting reflects the standard progression for players working to return from injury or downtime. While the specific medical timeline was not detailed in the report, the rehab role matters for catcher evaluation, because handling pitchers, pitch framing, and game-to-game workload are hard to replicate in limited action.

Alvarez’s day also highlighted the catcher’s dual task during rehab. Offensively, reaching base helps confirm that swing timing and contact are returning under real game conditions. Defensively and operationally, being back in the catching spot is typically a key checkpoint for teams assessing readiness to resume the full responsibilities of the position at the major league level.

On the pitching side, Tobias Myers took home the win for Syracuse in the same Sunday game, per the Yahoo Sports report. Myers’ result adds to a broader developing-rotation picture for the Mets system, where Triple-A outings can shape which pitchers are available as depth options and which arms separate themselves for the next major league opportunity.

For Alvarez, the next steps in the rehab assignment will likely continue to balance workload with effectiveness. Teams commonly want catchers to show consistent performance across multiple appearances, not just one productive afternoon, before making decisions about the pace of progression.

For Syracuse and the Mets organization, the matchup between an active rehab catcher and a pitching performance that produced a win underscores how minor league games can serve two purposes at once: advancing a player’s return plan while also testing the sharper edges of prospects and organizational depth.