Mets’ Francisco Lindor activated from IL, will play vs. Giants in first game in nearly six weeks

Forward of their collection opener in Citi Subject on Tuesday, the Mets have activated shortstop Francisco Lindor from the injured record. Lindor injured his indirect muscle on July 16 and has been on the shelf since then. Lindor, 27, is hitting .228/.326/.376 with 11 doubles, 11 homers, 36 RBI, 49 runs and eight steals this season. 

He obtained off to a very gradual begin after the Mets traded for him in a blockbuster deal then signed him to a 10-year, $341 million extension this previous offseason, however he is ok to supply an enormous spark down the stretch, ought to he get sizzling. 

Within the time since Lindor’s harm, the Mets traded for fellow Puerto Rican All-Star shortstop Javier Bàez. Bàez simply returned from an harm of his personal on Sunday — sparking the Mets’ offense with two doubles, an RBI and two runs scored in a win over the Dodgers. Bàez has been seen on the sector not too long ago taking grounders at second base and he has previous expertise there. He is additionally publicly mentioned he’d gladly transfer positions if it meant taking part in together with his good friend, Lindor. 

Meaning Tuesday would be the first time the duo will get to type the Mets’ double-play combo. 

Assuming the Mets play the Lindor-Báez duo almost on a regular basis, that frees up Jeff McNeil for outfield or bench responsibility. 

One thing else that occurred with Lindor on the shelf was the Mets completely falling aside. They’re 6-15 in August and their four-game lead within the NL East has grow to be a 6 1/2-game deficit. They’re ending up a brutal stretch of 13 video games towards the 2 greatest groups in baseball within the Giants and Dodgers with a three-game collection towards San Francisco. The great news for the Mets is the subsequent 14 video games after the Giants collection come towards the Nationals and Marlins. If they’ll get on a run in that a part of the schedule, maybe they’ll climb again into competition. 

If that is going to occur, a spark from Lindor and Bàez will seemingly be a part of the equation.