The Mets-Cubs game wasn’t the only rainout Monday night.
Francisco Lindor’s chance at a simulated game was washed away, as well, but the Mets haven’t ruled out the shortstop returning to the lineup on Wednesday, Carlos Mendoza said.
Lindor, rehabbing a left calf strain that has kept him sidelined since April 22, played a full minor league game for Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday and was supposed to go through a simulated game at Citi Field on Monday before the Mets opened a series against the Cubs.
Inclement weather limited Lindor to working out indoors and he’s scheduled to play again for Syracuse on Tuesday at Lehigh Valley.
If that goes well, Mendoza said the team would “reassess” Lindor’s status and “see what’s next for him.”
“We’ll see whether he needs a day off or if he’s ready to come back,” the manager said. “We just have to get through [Tuesday] and we’ll have those discussions.”
Lindor also played a rehab game for Double-A Binghamton on Friday before receiving a day off Saturday.
The Mets have had Bo Bichette mostly at shortstop without Lindor and have seen their season disintegrate with Lindor out after he was injured on the same day Juan Soto returned from his own calf injury in April.
Monday’s game will be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Wednesday at Citi Field.
The first game is scheduled to begin at 1:10 p.m. followed by the originally scheduled game at 7:10 p.m. Fans with paid tickets for the game originally scheduled to be played Monday may use them for the rescheduled game on Wednesday.
It feels like the Mets have been waiting for decades for Mark Vientos and Brett Baty to reach their respective potentials.
And now, they can’t get the two corner infielders to get going at the same time.
Just as Vientos shook off an ugly 17 at-bat hitless skid with a solid six-game stretch in which he’s gone 6-for-17 with a pair of homers, Baty finds himself in an 0-for-12 rut.
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Vientos’ ability to hit lefty pitching — and inability to do anything against righties — has been an issue throughout his career and it’s been even more pronounced this season.
He has an OPS of .830 against lefties, compared to .776 for his career, but his struggles with right-handers on the mound have been even more pronounced: .543 OPS this season and .692 in his career.
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