Mets' Lindor Injury Adds to Slump

0:00On April 23rd, the New York Mets finally welcomed left-fielder Juan Soto back from a right calf strain, but on the same day, shortstop Francisco. Lendor left Wednesday night's game with left calf tightness. This came right after Soto missed 15 games on the injured list since April 3rd. Lendor slowed down while running the bases in the fourth inning after a double, scored anyway, but got pulled in the fifth. The Mets shifted Boba Shet to short, and Brett Beatty to third to cover. Lendor is a tough player who rarely sits out. He is 32 and is logged at least 152 games, four straight seasons. He was heating up lately, hitting strong in his last seven games after a slow start to the year. The team built their offense around Lendor, Soto, and new guy Bishet after losing Peter Lanzo and Brandon Nemo in the offseason. Without these stars, the Mets went three and 12 during Soto's absence. Now sitting at 7 and 16 with 12 straight losses, there were skids since 2002.

1:00No team has ever bounced back from that to the playoffs. Fingers crossed Lendor's injury stays minor, or this rough patch could drag on. This has been MLB News Today, powered by AI.