“Fake injured”; “Crucial for team’s success” - Fans divided as Francisco Lindor undergoes right elbow surgery during postseason break

New York Mets star Francisco Lindor underwent elbow surgery after the team failed to make the postseason. The Mets announced the shortstop's procedure on Wednesday.

Lindor underwent a right elbow debridement and is expected to be ready for Spring Training. Despite his issue, the All-Star shortstop played in all but two games for the Mets this year.

"Francisco Lindor recently underwent a right elbow debridement procedure. He's expected to be ready for Spring Training."

Fans reacted to Lindor's surgery after the Mets' disappointing end to the regular season.

"Fake injured."

"This could be crucial for the team's success next season 👌"

"So when’s Manaea gonna get that or are we gonna keep throwing out the broken version of him until his contract is finished?"

Who cares f***ing phony better not having multiple 0-30s stretches next year. Sick of his nice guy act

*Need him ready by opening day.*

Despite a midseason slump, Lindor was one of the most consistent hitters for the Mets, making 732 plate appearances, the most in the MLB during the regular season.

Lindor earned his first All-Star selection in almost six years and finished the season after smashing 30 home runs and stealing 39 bases for the second time in his career. He has also been named a Silver Slugger finalist for a third consecutive season.

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Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

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