The Mets' Francisco Lindor continues to take incremental steps toward the diamond, but the shortstop still has to test his back each day.

Francisco Lindor has missed the last seven games for New York with a back injury. The 30-year-old has begun to ramp up baseball activities, and the Mets hope to get him back on Tuesday in time for their crucial three-game series against the Atlanta Braves.

Francisco Lindor knows what he’ll have to endure if and when he returns to the New Yok Mets lineup. “If I play this year, I don’t think it’s going to be pain free, and Im