Mets' Francisco Lindor Misses Game After Slamming Finger in Hotel Door: 'I Didn't Want to Look'


The New York Mets were left to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers without

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the help of star Francisco Lindor on Thursday after a door smashed his right middle finger.

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According to the Associated Press, the incident happened Wednesday

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night when Lindor attempted to close a set of double doors in his hotel room.

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"After I finished my massage, I went into my room, and I have double

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doors," the 28-year-old told MLB.com reporter Anthony DiComo.

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"I went to close [the doors], and I didn't think the other one would close,"

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he continued. "They closed at the same time, and the next thing you know, I have a swollen finger."

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Lindor said he "ran around the room for like three minutes" after the painful mishap.

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