Lindor previously had surgery on the same elbow to remove a bone spur following the 2023 season and went on to have a fully healthy Spring Training and 2024 season (in terms of his elbow, at least). This debridement procedure – typically a minor operation to remove scar tissue of some kind – is more than likely to have little to no impact on Lindor’s readiness for 2026.
It is worth noting that Lindor’s arm strength did decline in 2025 relative to 2024 – his 87.5 MPH max speed was almost 5 MPH lower, and his average of 81.1 was more than a tick-and-a-half down. These figures are not concerning in a vacuum necessarily (particularly given that Lindor was an elite defender with similar metrics earlier in his career), but may be a touch worrisome when taken in concordance with his declining range and sprint-speed metrics.
This doesn’t mean Lindor is falling off a cliff tomorrow of course – he was still an above average defender and posted a 30-30 season, his second as a Met. Perhaps some of the defensive decline was due to rushing to make up for decreased arm strength, which this procedure may address. His athletic measurements will merit monitoring early in the season, however.