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Evan: 'It is on the table' that Francisco Lindor doesn't play again this season

By Ryan ChichesterSep 24, 2024

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For the eighth straight game, Francisco Lindor is not in the Mets' starting lineup.

What started as a back issue that the team hoped would sideline their superstar for a couple days has now stretched beyond a week, leading Evan to have strong concerns that the MVP candidate will not suit up again for the Mets in the regular season, or even worse.

"We all know Lindor wants to play," Evan said. "I don't think anyone is questioning his want or his determination or his toughness. I think it's showing you how bad this back issue is that it's kept him out for an entire week, an entire homestand, four games against the Phillies, and now, the series opener in Atlanta."

Evan was already concerned by Lindor's comments over the weekend, when he told reporters he would not be pain free "If I play again this season." That, coupled with news of Lindor's absence from Tuesday's lineup coming so far ahead of first pitch, leads Evan to believe that the shortstop's back ailment is more complicated than a day-to-day issue.

"It sounds like a guy that's not playing," Evan said. "I don't like what I'm hearing. And it's not a knock on Lindor...it's one of those syndromes as a Mets fan where you're like, 'Are you freaking kidding me?'"

The Mets have thrived so far without Lindor, but his presdence in the field and atop the lineup would have been crucial for New York as the team prepares for a massive three-game set with the Braves that could determine the Mets' Wild Card fate. Instead, Evan is wondering if the Mets will have their most important player even if they are able to clinch a playoff spot.

"It sucks that this man is having the year where he is becoming a king in New York City, being a legitimate MVP threat at the height of his power, gets hit with a back issue where it is definitely on the table that we do not see him again this year," Evan said. "That is on the table."

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