Francisco Lindor (again) says he’ll must play by means of ache when he returns to Mets

Francisco Lindor is aware of what he’ll must endure if and when he returns to the New York Mets lineup.

“If I play this yr, I don’t assume it may be ache free, and I am OK with that. I simply don’t need it to be in fixed ache the place I can’t bend over, then I’m placing my group able the place I’m not serving to them as a lot as I can,” he mentioned Sunday. “That’s not truthful for anyone. For me, it is to be in place the place if it’s going to harm, it’s going to come back and go.”

Lindor has missed seven straight video games due to a sore again and been restricted to at least one inning within the final 9. The star shortstop acquired a numbing injection on Thursday for the side joints on all sides of the backbone.

“It undoubtedly made somewhat bit extra gentle, however I didn’t absolutely take it away,” he mentioned after a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.

Lindor spoke within the Mets clubhouse as daughters Kalina and Amapola performed at his toes. He got here out of his final recreation, on Sept. 15 at Philadelphia, after one inning.

“Final Sunday I could not actually stroll. I used to be rolling away from bed,” he mentioned. “Proper now, I can contact my daughters and ensure they’re staying right here with me.”

Lindor has been understanding on the sector earlier than video games, hitting, operating, throwing, taking grounders and hitting delicate toss. He hasn’t hit off pitchers and hasn’t run the bases.

Lindor is batting .271 with 31 homers, 86 RBIs and 27 stolen bases. The four-time All-Star was batting .193 with seven homers and 22 RBIs by means of Could 20 however since then is batting .307 with 24 homers and 64 RBIs in his final 101 video games.

“All of us play with ache. I feel gamers could be mendacity if they are saying, oh, I really feel 100%,” he mentioned. “There’s one thing that is bothering them.”

Reporting by The Related Press.

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