LOS ANGELES -- New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez has a torn ligament in his left thumb and will need surgery, manager Carlos Mendoza said Saturday after a 6-4 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Alvarez was placed on the 15-day injured list before the game with a sprained left thumb suffered while running the bases the night before in a 9-4 victory against the Dodgers. An MRI was performed late Friday night.

"Hopefully we get it done the beginning of next week," Mendoza said of Alvarez's surgery. "We don't know the timetable for his recovery, but we're pretty confident we'll get him back this year."

Alvarez, 22, left Friday night's game after jamming his left thumb in the second inning when he put his hand down to try to keep his balance coming around first after a bad throw by catcher Will Smith.

"You hate to see it," Mendoza said. "We don't know how long he's going to be out for, but we know how much energy he brings and the way he was playing. But at the same time, next guy up. It's an opportunity for other guys to step up."

The manager said Alvarez was "frustrated, obviously, and still waiting to see what they find. He'll get through it. He's a strong kid. He's very positive. He will be fine."

Alvarez is batting .236 with one home run and eight RBIs.

In corresponding moves, catcher Tomás Nido's contract was selected from Triple-A Syracuse and left-hander Kolton Ingram was designated for assignment.

Omar Narvaez, who started Saturday's game at catcher, said the injury to Alvarez was "sad because he's an important part of the team. He's a tough kid. But things happen and I'm ready to go."

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will leave for Saudi Arabia today (Saturday).

Shehbaz Sharif will attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Riyadh on April 28-29 during his visit to Saudi Arabia.

The Prime Minister will also meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Investments and visit of crown prince to Pakistan will be discussed.

Shehbaz Sharif is also expected to meet with the head of International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva and discuss the new economic package.

The premier is also likely to meet with Bill Gates, in the presence of Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and other officials.

Karachi: The department school education Sindh has barred registration of 54 private schools on not giving free education to 10 percent needy children.

According to the details, department school education Sindh had done inspection of more than one thousand private schools on matter of giving 10 percent free ship in private schools of the province.

During that violation 54 private schools’ registration was stopped. Department education Sindh stated that the private schools were not giving 10 percent free ship on enrollment in accordance with the law.

However, according to the law every private school has to give free education to 10 percent needy students of total admission.

In accordance with the Sindh education department the registration will not be issued to schools by the implementation on free ship law.