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This is a great sign for Lindor and the Mets with under two weeks to go before Opening Day.

Mets get great news on Francisco Lindor's recovery after hamate bone injury originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Major League Baseball Opening Day is rapidly approaching, and the New York Mets still have a couple of big question marks to resolve in the coming days.

While the status of Carson Benge in the Opening Day lineup is awaiting confirmation, there's a bigger star who's facing some uncertainty for a role on Opening Day. Fortunately, things are trending in the right direction. As Anthony DiComo of MLB.

com reports, the Mets got some great news as Francisco Lindor, coming off hamate bone surgery, is in the Mets lineup for the first time, as his recovery has gone well thus far. Mets get great news as Francisco Lindor is back in lineup "News: Francisco Lindor is in the Mets' lineup today, leading off and playing shortstop," DiComo reports. "His first Grapefruit League action since surgery.

" Getting Lindor back is huge for the Mets. This hamate bone injury could've held him out of the beginning of the year, though he likely wouldn't have missed much time. However, based on Lindor being in the lineup on March 15th, with 11 days to go until Opening Day against the Pittsburgh Pirates , the Mets' superstar appears to be progressing nicely to earn a chance to start for the Mets at the beginning of the year.