{"id":681440,"date":"2026-04-23T00:51:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T00:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/681440\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T00:51:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T00:51:46","slug":"new-york-mets-make-francisco-lindor-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/681440\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Mets Make Francisco Lindor Announcement\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\tNew York Mets Make Francisco Lindor Announcement\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/\" class=\"c-breadcrumbs__item\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Heavy Sports<\/a> <a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/\" class=\"c-breadcrumbs__item\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Heavy on MLB<\/a> <a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/new-york-mets\/\" class=\"c-breadcrumbs__item\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Heavy on Mets<\/a> New York Mets Make Francisco Lindor Announcement During Twins Game<\/p>\n<p>\t\tGet Mets News\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\tUpdated<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tApr 22, 2026 at 8:51pm\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2272424189.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>CHICAGO, ILLINOIS &#8211; APRIL 17: Francisco Lindor #12 of the New York Mets looks on against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on April 17, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday night, the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"New York Mets\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/new-york-mets\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"234735\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Mets<\/a> are playing the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Minnesota Twins\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/minnesota-twins\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"234738\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Minnesota Twins<\/a> at Citi Field.<\/p>\n<p>The Mets came into the night in the middle of a 12-game losing streak.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Francisco Lindor\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/francisco-lindor\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"234737\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Francisco Lindor<\/a> two hits, one RBI and one run in his first two at-bats.<\/p>\n<p>New York Mets Make Francisco Lindor Announcement<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5933558\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5933558\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2272424428.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5933558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyFrancisco Lindor #12 of the New York Mets looks on against the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Chicago Cubs\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/chicago-cubs\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"234736\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Cubs<\/a> at Wrigley Field on April 17, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>During the game, Lindor got hurt.<\/p>\n<p>The Mets have now made an announcement (via X).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Mets\/status\/2047110803560526199\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">They wrote:<\/a> \u201cFrancisco Lindor was removed from tonight\u2019s game with left calf tightness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Francisco Lindor was removed from tonight\u2019s game with left calf tightness.<\/p>\n<p>Lindor came into the night batting .209 with 19 hits, two home runs, four RBI\u2019s, 13 runs and two stolen bases in his first 23 games of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Social Media Reacts To Lindor News<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5933560\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5933560\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2272468729.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"550\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5933560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyFrancisco Lindor #12 of the New York Mets celebrates his three run home run in the third inning against the Minnesota Twins at Citi Field on April 21, 2026 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/benstinarheavy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nHe has written for OnSI, Forbes, Amico Hoops, The Big Lead and had a podcast with former All-Star Jameer Nelson. <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/benstinarheavy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More about Ben Stinar<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 Comments\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Mets\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday night, the New York Mets are playing the Minnesota Twins at Citi Field.The Mets came into the night in the middle of a 12-game losing streak.Francisco Lindor two hits, one RBI and one run in his first two at-bats.New York Mets Make Francisco Lindor AnnouncementDuring the game, Lindor got hurt.The Mets have now [\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>wpDiscuzWould love your thoughts, please comment<a href=\"#\">x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Insert<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York Mets Make Francisco Lindor Announcement\u00a0 &#13; 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