Francisco Lindor puts Mets on the board (0:27)Francisco Lindor reaches on an infield single as the Mets score their first run of the game. (0:27)
One day after ending their 12-game losing streak, the New York Mets suffered another loss as star shortstop Francisco Lindor went on the 10-day injured list with a left calf strain.
Lindor left Wednesday’s game after scoring a run in the fourth inning of a 3-2 victory against the Minnesota Twins and underwent an MRI on Thursday morning. It is Lindor’s first stint on the injured list in nearly five years.
When asked how long Lindor would be out, manager Carlos Mendoza said the team has “multiple people” looking at the MRI and that Lindor is “going to be down for quite a bit.”
Slugger Juan Soto played his first game Wednesday night since suffering the same injury — to his right calf — on April 3.
Mendoza on Thursday said “we’re not dealing with the same thing here,” and that Lindor’s injury is worse than the “best-case scenario” that they got with Soto.
Lindor, 32, has appeared in every game for the Mets this season after sitting out most of spring training because of a fractured left hamate bone in his hand. He has played through a variety of different ailments in recent seasons, including lower back soreness in 2024 and a broken right pinkie toe last season. He has not been on the injured list since straining his right oblique in July 2021.
The Mets moved Bo Bichette from third base to shortstop following Lindor’s injury, but Mendoza declined to declare Bichette his starting shortstop should Lindor be placed on the injured list. Bichette was the Toronto Blue Jays’ starting shortstop for seven seasons before joining the Mets (8-16).
The Mets recalled infielder Ronny Mauricio and right-hander Christian Scott from Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday, while right-hander Austin Warren was sent down.
“I wouldn’t hesitate if we need to play Bo there,” Mendoza said Wednesday. “But I’m pretty sure we’ll bring someone in here that’s capable of playing the position as well.”
Francisco Lindor puts Mets on the board (0:27)Francisco Lindor reaches on an infield single as the Mets score their first run of the game. (0:27)
Francisco Lindor reaches on an infield single as the Mets score their first run of the game. (0:27)