Overview
- Lindor missed most of spring training for hamate surgery and then left the lineup with a strained left calf, a layoff that lasted about two months.
- He returned to the Mets’ lineup on June 24 and has since produced weak offense, going 12-for-74 (.162) in an 18-game sample reported by coverage, and his season average has dropped to near career lows.
- Defensive miscues have intensified since his return, including three straight games with an error that culminated in a 0-for-4 performance and an error-filled 6-1 loss to the Phillies on July 18.
- The team committed three errors in that game and reached 69 errors on the season, the second-most in MLB, prompting Green to call the play 'sloppy' while still expressing confidence in Lindor.
- The Mets are tracking potential reinforcements as rehabs progress for reliever Clay Holmes and outfielder Luis Robert Jr., and the club faces the Aug. 3 trade deadline as it weighs short-term fixes and Lindor’s chances to recover this season.