Francisco Lindor aims to lead a retooled New York Mets lineup into Opening Day after recovering from recent hand surgery, providing hope amid offseason departures.

When batters grip a bat, the knob often presses against the hamate bone. The bone can withstand intermittent pressure with little harm. But for hitters who swing a bat thousands of times, the bone starts to weaken from constant pressure, and that can eventually lead to stress fractures.

New York Mets All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor will have surgery Wednesday for a stress reaction in his left hamate bone, manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters. Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns said Tuesday that Lindor had been ...