Overview
- Jon Heyman reported Monday that the Mets have hope Francisco Lindor could return in about a month, though the team has not set a timetable.
- Manager Carlos Mendoza said last week that an MRI showed Lindor’s calf is healing and that he has entered the strength phase before any running work.
- Luis Robert Jr. remains out with a nagging back issue and Jorge Polanco is dealing with a left Achilles problem, and neither has a projected return date.
- New York has shifted Bo Bichette to shortstop and Brett Baty to third base while going 20-26 and sitting last in the NL East, according to recent reports.
- Team officials are keeping details tight and Lindor has said he does not want a public timetable, so the next sign of progress will be when he begins a running program.