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By Drew VonScio
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The New York Mets provided the fanbase with an optimistic message regarding one of its star players as opening day draws closer.
Francisco Lindor was one of a few players who underwent offseason surgery to repair a hamate bone. Many thought he would not be ready for the start of the regular season. David Stearns, however, isn't ready to rule that out just yet.
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"He is questionable for the start of the season after surgery on his left hamate bone," Will Sammon and Tim Britton wrote for The Athletic on Tuesday. "People within the Mets, including Stearns, remain optimistic that Lindor will be ready for Opening Day. Over the last two weeks, Lindor has ramped up baseball activities. Stearns said on Monday that Lindor appearing in games by the end of spring training is “a prerequisite” to making the Opening Day lineup (such action could happen in the form of simulated games on back fields or in the Grapefruit League)."
Lindor has 10 more days to make his Grapefruit League debut for the Mets if the organization chooses to use him for those. If the team goes the simulated game route and only uses those, the timetable is the same.
The Mets believe they have a deep roster, so while they won't necessarily rush Lindor to come back, they're also not going to take it extremely slow either. If he is ready to go, he will play.
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