During his otherwise stellar tenure with the New York Mets, Lindor has struggled out of the gates. Seven of the eight worst months he’s had with New York have come in April and May — one reason he hasn’t made an All-Star team yet with the club — and last season he was hitting below .200 as late as May 21.

The shortstop will field, too, though Tuesday provided a rare example of his glove also not looking its best out of the gate.

New York Mets player Francisco Lindor and his wife, Katia, welcomed their third baby together, and announced the news via Instagram. In a joint post, they shared a photo of the baby boy swaddled and sleeping on a blanket with his name,

However, Lindor didn't start against the Miami Marlins on Monday. The four-time All-Star was held out of the lineup due to the birth of his newborn child on Sunday, but Mets manager Carlos Mendoza announced he'll be available off the bench,

With Francisco Lindor out of the Mets' lineup Monday, Starling Marte was batting leadoff and Luisangel Acuña at shortstop against the Marlins.