Injury Updates: Lindor day-to-day, Núñez out for season

Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor was removed from Fridays game against the Phillies with lower-back soreness.

The Mets have not placed him on the injured list, and manager Carlos Mendoza says he is day-to-day.

Lindor leads the National League in Fangraphs WAR (7.4), slashing .270/.341/.493 in a league-leading 669 plate appearances.

He has missed only three games since the beginning of 2022, and Mendoza says Im pretty sure hes gonna want me to put him in the lineup (on Saturday).

In related news, Mets reliever Dedniel Nunez is officially out for the season with a right arm flexor injury, according to Anthony DiComo .

The Mets placed Nunez on the IL on Aug.

29 after the righty attempted a comeback from a previous injury.

Nunez has a 2.35 ERA over 35 innings in 2024, with the rookie emerging as a core piece of the Mets bullpen this season.

He injured his arm during a July 23 appearance against the Yankees , and pitched in one game on Aug.

24 against the Padres before returning to the IL.

In other related news, the Mets are planning to call up infielder Luisangel Acuna from Triple-A, according to a report from Daniel Alvarez Montes.

According to Mike Puma , the call-up was likely not a response to Lindors back soreness, as Acuna didnt play in Fridays game for Syracusewell before the Lindor injury occurred.

Acuna, the younger brother of 2023 NL MVP Ronald Acuna Jr., ranked third on our preseason prospects list and is 12th on MLB Pipelines list of top Mets prospects.

Acuna is hitting .258/.299/.355 in 131 games for Syracuse this season, and was acquired from the Rangers in the Max Scherzer trade in 2023..

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