Mets Provide Injury Updates on Francisco Lindor, Jorge Polanco
The New York Mets should be getting healthier this month.
Prior to their series opener against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza provided injury updates on shortstop Francisco Lindor and infielder/DH Jorge Polanco.
Per Mendoza, the plan is for Lindor to do full baseball activities during the Mets' six-game homestand. Lindor is taking batting practice and fielding at shortstop, but still needs to run the bases.
Carlos Mendoza says that Francisco Lindor plans to do "full baseball activity" throughout this homestand pic.twitter.com/9UvGMCILi9
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) June 9, 2026
This is a good sign for Lindor, who has been on the injured list since April 23 with a left calf strain. If all goes well on the Mets' homestand, the next step for Lindor could be a rehab assignment, though that has yet to be determined.
Lindor got off to a slow start this season, however, the 32-year-old was heating up before going down with injury. In his last seven games, Lindor was slashing .360/.385/.640 with two home runs.
The Mets have sorely missed Lindor's presence at the top of their lineup for the past month-plus of action.
Speaking of being missing in action, Polanco (Achilles bursitis) had an MRI on his ankle that came back clean. He could soon restart a rehab assignment "in the near future" after shutting things down on June 6 due to recurring soreness.
Carlos Mendoza says that an MRI on Jorge Polanco's Achilles tendon came back clean and he could be playing rehab games as a DH "in the near future" pic.twitter.com/mYlwwZCZja
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) June 9, 2026
Polanco began a rehab assignment on May 27. He was forced to pause it and return to New York over the weekend for further evaluation.
Polanco has been on the IL since April 15, landing on the shelf with a wrist issue that has since been resolved. However, his Achilles has been a problem all season and it sounds like he will be strictly a DH if and when he returns this year.
The Mets signed Polanco to a two-year, $40 million deal in the offseason to play first base, a position where he had little to no experience in his 13-year MLB career. Despite having a lengthy injury history throughout his career, the Mets signed him as one of their major free agent acquisitions this past winter.
Polanco hit .179/.246/.286 with a .532 OPS, one homer and two RBI in 14 games this season before going on the IL.
The Mets are 29-36 on the year and in last place in the NL East at 15.5 games back. They have the second highest payroll in baseball at $380 million, but have been a major disappointment in 2026.
That being said, the Mets have won seven of their last 10 games and are five games back of the third and final NL Wild Card spot as of this date.
If they can tread water until they get Lindor and Polanco back, they might be able to turn their season around.
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This story was originally published June 9, 2026 at 2:26 PM.