Mets' Francisco Lindor to have surgery on left hamate bone
New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
On Tuesday, Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns said shortstop Francisco Lindor would be seeing a specialist to determine if he needs to have surgery on the hamate bone in his left, non-throwing hand.
On Wednesday, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Lindor is going to have the surgery.
The evaluation was said to be for a possible stress reaction – something that generally requires a six-week recovery period, with ramp up included. Lindor previously underwent a right elbow debridement in October, and played through a broken toe for most of the second half of last season.
Stearns said Tuesday that the team remains optimistic that Lindor could be back and ready to go for Opening Day at Citi Field on March 26 against the Pirates.
Despite a host of nicks and bruises, Lindor has been one of the most durable players on the roster since coming to Flushing from Cleveland after the 2020 season. He played all but two games last year, despite the toe injury, and has played 152 games or more over the last four seasons. His 644 at-bats last year were the most in the National League.
Newsday's Laura Albanese contributed to this report.
