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Lindor Backs Cohen's No-Captain Decision Amid Recovery

2/20/2026

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Francisco Lindor, a longtime New York Mets player, supports Steve Cohen, Mets owner, in not appointing a captain.
Lindor will lead regardless of title.
Cohen believes a captain designation is unnecessary because team dynamics change yearly.
Lindor is recovering from surgery on a broken left-hand hamate bone.
Last season, he played 160 games with 31 home runs and 86 RBIs, though insurance kept him off Puerto Rico's World Baseball Classic roster.

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Story summary

Francisco Lindor, a longtime New York Mets player, supports Steve Cohen, Mets owner, in not appointing a captain.
Lindor will lead regardless of title.
Cohen believes a captain designation is unnecessary because team dynamics change yearly.
Lindor is recovering from surgery on a broken left-hand hamate bone.
Last season, he played 160 games with 31 home runs and 86 RBIs, though insurance kept him off Puerto Rico's World Baseball Classic roster.