3 years agoNew York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (oblique) is being placed on the 10-day injured list on Saturday with a right oblique strain, according to Justin Toscano of NorthJersey.com. Lindor exited Friday's game and appeared to be in pain after grounding out to second in the top of the fifth inning, and it was later announced as an oblique injury. There have been several big name players to deal with oblique strains this season, and Lindor is the latest to join that list. This could end up costing Lindor significant time based on how it's gone with guys like George Springer and Adalberto Mondesi, but given the nature of the injury it's hard to tell exactly how long this will keep Lindor sidelined. This injury also comes at a bad time for Lindor, who had struggled to open the year but was heating up at the plate as he slashed .264/.361/.465 with seven homers, four steals, 25 RBI and 27 runs scored over 42 games since June 1. With the return of J.D. Davis, it seems likely that while Lindor is out, Davis will resume duties at third base while Jonathan Villar will pencil in at shortstop.--Michael Grennell - RotoBaller
Source: Justin Toscano