LOS ANGELES — Francisco Lindor broke a finger at a hotel here in 2022 and played through it. He injured his lower back before the playoffs in 2024 and played through that, too.

And now you can add broken pinkie toe to the list.

The Mets’ prince of pain management was out of the lineup against the Dodgers on Thursday after fracturing the toe when he was hit by Tony Gonsolin’s 89-mph slider in the first inning of Wednesday’s 6-1 win at Dodger Stadium. He stayed in the game Wednesday, playing all nine innings and going 0-for-4 with a strikeout and a run. He said Thursday that he is day-to-day and even petitioned manager Carlos Mendoza to play in the finale of the four-game series.

Mendoza and Lindor do not believe a stint on the injured list is likely.

“Hopefully [I’ll] play sooner rather

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