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May 1: SS Francisco Lindor departs early due to illness
Lindor started Wednesday's game against the Cubs but departed after two innings due to flu-like symptoms. Backup Joey Wendle replaced him at shortstop. The Mets will reevaluate Lindor on Thursday, but because he is dealing with an illness and not an injury, he shouldn't miss much -- if any -- additional time.

May 1: INF Zack Short traded to Red Sox for cash
Five days after designating Short for assignment to clear a roster spot for J.D. Martinez, the Mets shipped Short up to Boston in exchange for cash considerations. The deal allows the Red Sox to jump ahead of the waiver wire queue for a player who was likely to be claimed. It also marks the end of a brief tenure with the organization for Short, a Hudson Valley native and childhood Mets fan.

April 30: OF Starling Marte reinstated from bereavement list; 3B Mark Vientos optioned to Triple-A Syracuse
Although Marte returned from the bereavement list on Tuesday, manager Carlos Mendoza wanted to give him time to reacclimate himself after three days away from the team. For that reason, Marte was out of the starting lineup but available off the bench against the Cubs. He should be back in right field on Wednesday.

Vientos made his presence felt in his three-game stint with the big league club, logging three hits, including a walk-off home run on Sunday. He'll return to Syracuse, where he has a .923 OPS, with an eye toward playing well enough to force another callup.

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10-DAY/15-DAY INJURED LIST

RHP Tylor Megill (right shoulder strain)
Expected return: Mid-May
Megill left his season debut on March 31 after four innings due to right shoulder discomfort, which turned out to be a strain. He refrained from throwing for about a week, then began ramping up again, throwing his first bullpen session on April 19. He struck out six batters during a two-inning rehab start for High-A Brooklyn on April 27, and will pitch again May 2 for Double-A Binghamton. Megill is on track to return in the middle of May, at which point he could supplant either José Buttó or Adrian Houser in the rotation. (Last updated: April 28)

RHP Drew Smith (right shoulder soreness)
Expected return: Mid-May
Smith began feeling shoulder tightness against the Dodgers on April 20, but he felt well enough to appear against the Giants three days later. After that outing, Smith told manager Carlos Mendoza that he was sore. The Mets hope Smith will miss just the minimum two weeks.

“We gave him a couple of days. … He came in Friday and played catch and was feeling it a little bit, and that’s when we decided to take an MRI and it showed inflammation,” Mendoza said. (Last updated: April 27)

LHP Brooks Raley (left elbow inflammation)
Expected return: Early May
Raley, a heavily used reliever who was having trouble recovering between outings, was a surprise addition to the Mets' injured list before their April 21 game against the Dodgers. An MRI revealed no structural damage, and Raley received a cortisone shot to reduce the inflammation in his elbow. He was throwing off flat ground as of April 26 and expects to return around when he's first eligible on May 6. (Last updated: April 26)

C Francisco Alvarez (torn ligament in left thumb)
Expected return: Late June
Alvarez, who tore a ligament in his left thumb in an April 19 game against the Dodgers, underwent surgery to fix it four days later. The Mets expect him to miss approximately eight weeks. They plan to be careful with their starting backstop, given how much stress catching can place on the thumb. For as long as Alvarez is sidelined, Omar Narváez and Tomás Nido will split duties behind the plate. (Last updated: April 23)

60-DAY INJURED LIST

RHP Kodai Senga (right posterior shoulder capsule strain)
Expected return: Late May or June
On April 10, the Mets transferred Senga to the 60-day IL, making him ineligible to return until May 27. That considerably clarified the timeline for Senga, who began the equivalent of a Spring Training progression when he resumed throwing off flat ground the week of March 25.

Senga's ramp-up period could last longer than that of a typical pitcher due to the Mets' preference to have him pitch every six days instead of every five. Even during the flat-ground portion of his recovery, Senga took a full week before he started playing catch every day. He threw multiple bullpen sessions the week of April 22 and faced hitters for the first time on April 29. Depending on his recovery, Senga will begin a Minor League rehab assignment on or around May 11.

It wouldn't be surprising for his absence to linger into June. (Last updated: April 29)

LHP David Peterson (recovery from left hip surgery)
Expected return: Late May or June
Peterson underwent surgery Nov. 6 to repair a torn labrum in his left hip, an injury that had been bothering him for years. The operation carries a typical recovery timetable of six or seven months. Peterson, who began throwing bullpen sessions in March, is targeting a return to the Majors as soon as he's eligible to come off the 60-day IL on May 27. To that end, he began a Minor League rehab assignment for Single-A St. Lucie on April 28.

Once healthy, Peterson figures to return to his role as a rotation depth option. (Last updated: April 28)

INF Ronny Mauricio (recovery from right knee surgery)
Expected return: Possibly September
Mauricio underwent surgery in early January to repair a torn ACL in his right knee, which he injured during winter ball in the Dominican Republic. A typical return timetable for that operation is eight to 12 months, giving Mauricio an outside chance to rejoin the Mets in September. If not, he'll return in 2025.

The club transferred him to the 60-day IL at the start of Spring Training. (Last updated: Feb. 14)

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