Mets' Francisco Lindor goes on injured list with more extreme calf injury than Juan Soto's
NEW YORK (AP) — All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor was put on a the 10-day injured list by the New York Mets on Thursday, a day after straining his left calf, and manager Carlos Mendoza said “he’s going to be down for quite a bit here. " Lindor was hurt Wednesday when the Mets beat Minnesota 3-2 and stopped a 12-game losing streak, their longest since 2002. Left fielder Juan Soto returned from a strained right calf that had sidelined him since April 3 and went 1 for 3 with a walk.
Soto had missed 15 games. Lindor labored around the bases while scoring from first on Francisco Alvarez’s one-out double. An MRI Thursday determined the stain was more severe than Soto's.
“We knew right away with Juan that it was kind of the best-case scenario. He was going to be on the short side of things,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. “I don’t think we’re dealing with the same thing here.
” “One of those things where you start running and you know that your body’s not 100%” Lindor said. “Once I passed third base, I felt something. And after that, I knew that I’ve got something in my lower leg.
” Lindor grimaced as he rounded third and paused for a moment. He beat the relay throw with a feet-first slide. “I was in pain,” Lindor said.