Mets' Francisco Alvarez gets brutal injury because of Phillies' Justin Crawford

Francisco Alvarez stayed in the game.But that's not because the New York Mets catcher was feeling perfectly OK. He took a nasty, injury-inducing blow to the head from Phillies outfielder Justin Crawford on Thursday night.Specifically, it was Crawford's follow-through with his bat that crushed Alvarez right in the front of his mask.Crawford actually made contact, and with Alvarez staying down, pitcher Christian Scott ran over to make a great catch of the pop-up.Justin Crawford got Francisco Álvarez in the mask with his bat pic.twitter.com/FxNlgGjOcQ— Mets'd Up Podcast (@MetsdUp) July 16, 2026MORE: How Jordan Walker overcame the bust labelAlvarez got checked out by a trainer and his manager, and he ended up staying in the game.He probably wasn't feeling 100%, though, and it'll be something t