Not since the days when Jeff Wilpon played doctor has the New York Mets medical and training teams need to come under closer scrutiny. In the first month of the season, the Mets have been an absolute mess.

Francisco Lindor had hamate bone surgery, and then he suffered a calf injury that is going to cost him the rest of the first half. Perhaps more.

Juan Soto had a calf injury that cost him two weeks. Now that he has returned, he is relegated to DH as he has a forearm strain.

Jorge Polanco landed on the IL with wrist and Achilles issues. The calf and potential Achilles issues seems to be a theme with the early season Mets problems.

Kodai Senga has been terrible to star the year. While Mets fans assumed the worst about Senga, the truth is he had spinal inflammation requiring an epidural shot.

While not on the IL (yet?), Luis Robert Jr. is dealing with lower back tightness. That makes two Mets players dealing with back issues.

Last season, we saw Frankie Montas, Tylor Megill, A.J. Minter, and Dedniel Nunez undergo Tommy John surgery. It is here we need to note the Mets used a record breaking 46 pitchers in 2025.

There was the freak injury to Griffin Canning. Again, there is something strange going on with the Mets and ACLs.

Sean Manaea needed to have surgery last year to clear loose bodies in his elbow. Manaea has not returned to form after the surgery.

Last season, we saw Mark Vientos and Francisco Alvarez attempt to play through lingering injuries while failing. We forgot Nick Madrigal ever existed because he was injured in spring training in 2025, and he never returned.

Backs, ACLS, and UCLs.

The Mets seem to be dealing with a lot of these injuries over the past two years. They’re dealing with it as David Stearns has revamped all parts of the organization including the medical and training staffs.

That doesn’t mean Stearns or the people he put in charge are at fault. Look at Polanco. He’s always injured. However, Soto and Lindor have always been healthy, and they’re fighting through it this year.

Maybe it is the Drive Line influence. Maybe it isn’t. It could be something as simple as bad luck. For example, Jose Siri’s career was forever changed after fouling a ball off his shin.

The Mets are dealing with a number of injury issues. While we’re focusing on the team losing games, the bigger issue is how are the Mets at the point where MJ Melendez is thrust into action or Ronny Mauricio is back at short because the Mets are just that injured. ‘

Hopefully, this is a bad year plus stretch with the Mets. Chances are it is not just bad luck, and the Mets need to find out what is going wrong in the organization that these types of injuries keep happening.