Mets star Francisco Lindor faces potential surgery that could threaten Opening Day availability

The play has not yet begun, but the New York Mets person been dealt a important wounded blow.

Star shortstop Francisco Lindor has been experiencing soreness successful his near hamate bony successful the past mates of days, and volition beryllium evaluated by a specializer for a imaginable accent reaction, President of Baseball Operations David Stearns told reporters Tuesday.

Lindor, 32, volition beryllium evaluated Wednesday, and however that gathering goes volition apt find whether helium needs surgery.

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New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) looks connected during an at-bat against the Washington Nationals during the 4th inning astatine Nationals Park successful Washington, District of Columbia, connected Aug. 19, 2025. (Amber Searls/Imagn Images)

If helium does, the modular betterment clip is astir six weeks, which would propulsion close up against Opening Day. The Mets statesman the play against the Pittsburgh Pirates connected March 26, which is 44 days away.

Lindor has been an robust antheral passim his 5 seasons with the Mets, arsenic good arsenic his full Major League career. He has not been connected the IL since joining the Mets successful 2021 and has played successful astatine slightest 152 games successful each of the past 4 seasons. Lindor signed a 10-year, $341 cardinal declaration with the Mets successful April 2021.

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New York Mets' Francisco Lindor hits a location tally during the sixth inning of a shot crippled against the Washington Nationals successful New York City, New York, connected Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Last season, successful 160 games, Lindor deed .267 with 31 location runs and 86 RBI, on with 31 stolen bases. He was named to the National League All-Star squad past play and finished 10th successful the NL MVP voting.

Lindor was acceptable to beryllium the lone holdover connected a revamped infield connected Opening Day. The Mets made a splash, signing Bo Bichette to play 3rd base, traded for Marcus Semien to play 2nd basal and signed Jorge Polanco to play archetypal base.

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New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor throws to archetypal for an retired connected San Francisco Giants' Heliot Ramos during the archetypal inning of a shot crippled successful San Francisco, California, connected Saturday, July 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Bichette has ne'er played 3rd basal successful his career, arsenic helium mostly played shortstop, portion Polanco has conscionable 1 vocation quality astatine archetypal base. If Lindor is incapable to commencement connected Opening Day, the Mets could descent Bichette to shortstop oregon commencement apical imaginable Ronny Mauricio.

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