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New York Mets utility infielder Grae Kessinger faces an extended absence of two to three months after suffering what manager Carlos Mendoza described Sunday as a “pretty significant injury” to his left hamstring.<\/p>

Mendoza indicated that surgical intervention remains “on the table” for Kessinger, who had been competing for a spot on the team’s Opening Day roster as a versatile bench player.<\/p>

The 28-year-old player joined the Mets organization through free agency on February 3rd. His most recent major league experience came during the 2024 campaign with the Houston Astros.<\/p>

Houston selected Kessinger in the second round of the 2019 draft. During his two seasons with the Astros from 2023-24, he appeared in 48 games and posted a .131 batting average with one home run and one RBI. His defensive versatility allowed him to play shortstop, first base, second base, and third base.<\/p>

The Arizona Diamondbacks released Kessinger on April 20, 2025, following his stint at Triple-A Reno where he compiled a .235 batting average with three RBIs across 11 games.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New York Mets infielder Grae Kessinger will miss at least two to three months with a severe left hamstring injury. Manager Carlos Mendoza says surgical intervention remains a possibility for the 28-year-old utility player.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":29863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772386238763.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-7LG","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":57177,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/new-york-mets-star-francisco-lindor-faces-extended-absence-due-to-calf-injury\/","url_meta":{"origin":29864,"position":0},"title":"New York Mets Star Francisco Lindor Faces Extended Absence Due to Calf Injury","author":"Admin","date":"April 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"New York Mets All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor will be sidelined indefinitely after suffering a left calf strain during Wednesday's game against Minnesota. 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