Mets' Francisco Lindor placed on injured list with calf strain - ESPN

One day after ending their 12-game losing streak, the New York Mets suffered another loss as star shortstop Francisco Lindor went on the 10-day injured list with a left calf strain.

Lindor left Wednesday's game after scoring a run in the fourth inning of a 3-2 victory against the Minnesota Twins and underwent an MRI on Thursday morning. It is Lindor's first stint on the injured list in nearly five years.

When asked how long Lindor would be out, manager Carlos Mendoza said Thursday that the team has «multiple people» looking at the MRI and that Lindor is «going to be down for quite a bit.»

Lindor was injured running from first to home on Francisco Alvarez's double to the right-center gap. The five-time All-Star grimaced and labored as he moved around the bases, unable to shift into top gear, which made for a close play at the plate. He slid feetfirst, just beating the relay throw, and stayed on the ground for an extra moment before going into the Mets' dugout, then didn't emerge for the fifth inning.

Slugger Juan Soto played his first game Wednesday night since suffering a similar injury — to his right calf — on April 3.

Mendoza on Thursday said that «we're not dealing with the same thing here» and that Lindor's injury is worse than the «best-case scenario» they got with Soto.

Lindor, 32, has appeared in every game for the Mets this season after sitting out most of spring training because of a fractured left hamate bone in his hand. He has played through a variety of different ailments in recent seasons, including lower back soreness in 2024 and a broken right pinkie toe last season. He has not been on the injured list since straining his right oblique in July 2021.

He is hitting .226 with two home runs and five RBIs this