AROUND THE HORN

Nationals: Kyle Schwarber, Josh Bell and Josh Harrison were reinstated from the injured list Monday by the Nationals, making the team’s roster nearly whole again after a coronavirus outbreak sidelined nine players and caused postponement of four games. That trio had been expected to be in the Nats’ opening day lineup — with Schwarber in left field, Bell at first base, Harrison at second — but they were part of the group kept away from the rest of the club because of COVID-19 protocols. Major League Baseball wound up rescheduling the Nats’ first four games of 2021.

Mets: Francisco Lindor gets a $21 million signing bonus as part of his 10-year, $341 million contract with the Mets that starts next year. The All-Star shortstop was acquired from the Indians in a Jan. 7 trade and agreed Jan. 15 to a one-year, $22.3 million contract. His new deal, announced April 5, calls for the signing bonus to be paid upon the deal’s approval by MLB. He gets salaries of $32 million annually starting in 2021, of which $5 million each year is deferred without interest.

Tigers, Astros: First-year Tigers manager A.J. Hinch returned to Houston for the first time since being suspended by MLB for his role in the sign-stealing scandal that rocked the sport. With Hinch as their manager, the Astros were found to have used cameras and banged on trash cans to get an unfair advantage en route to winning the World Series in 2017. Hinch was fired following a lengthy investigation and was prohibited from managing last season before being hired by the Tigers.