PITTSBURGH – Solely in the future after returning their ultimate key bat to the lineup/bench, the Mets have one other vital damage challenge.
Francisco Lindor was positioned on the 10-day injured listing Saturday with a proper indirect pressure, leaving the Mets with out one in all their hottest hitters for the foreseeable future. Indirect strains sometimes have a 4-6 week restoration time.
Lindor sustained the damage on a swing within the fifth inning Friday evening, on which he hit a grounder to second base and reached for his proper aspect. He solely took a couple of steps out of the batter’s field earlier than turning proper and heading into the primary base dugout. The 28-year-old Lindor owns a .228/.326/.376 slash line with 11 homers and 36 RBIs.
The damage for Lindor got here simply as he had begun producing at a excessive degree for the Mets. After a sluggish begin to the season, Lindor has a .333/.489/.500 slash line in July with two homers and 10 RBIs.
After months of making an attempt to get the important thing offensive gamers collectively, J.D. Davis returned from the IL on Friday, leaving the Mets entire in a way, if just for a couple of hours. Jeff McNeil, Michael Conforto and Brandon Nimmo are different gamers who returned from prolonged IL stints in latest weeks. Lindor, who signed a $341 million contract extension in March, had been among the many crew’s most sturdy gamers this season, showing in each sport besides one.
Travis Blankenhorn was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse to fill Lindor’s roster spot. Luis Guillorme performed the ultimate 4 innings at shortstop on Friday and may very well be an possibility there on at the very least a part-time foundation.
It’s attainable Lindor’s damage will push the entrance workplace to commerce for a shortstop possibility similar to Trevor Story or Javier Baez (each of whom are of their stroll years for out-of-contention groups) who could be moved to 3rd base as soon as Lindor returns. However the Mets additionally signed Jonathan Villar partly final offseason due to his shortstop expertise.
Villar’s taking part in time has largely come at third base — Davis was simply activated Friday after 2 ½ months on the IL after rehabbing from a torn ligament in his left hand. Earlier than Lindor’s damage, Rojas had prompt Villar and Davis would share taking part in time at third, however that plan may already be out of date given the newest circumstances.
Lindor arrived to the Mets final winter with Carlos Carrasco in a deal that despatched Amed Rosario, Andres Gimenez and two prospects to Cleveland. The veteran pitcher Carrasco nonetheless hasn’t pitched for the Mets this season after tearing his proper hamstring in spring coaching. His first minor league rehab begin occurred final Thursday.
