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The New York Mets are hosting the Philadelphia Phillies for a very important four-game series. The Mets want to retain their standing in the postseason race while the Phillies try to clinch the National League East title. There is a major question to be answered before the series begins at Citi Field: is Francisco Lindor […]

The New York Mets are in a crucial stretch of the 2024 MLB regular season. They are trying to catch the Philadelphia Phillies for the top spot in the National League East division while also fighting for a place in the NL Wild Card picture. However, they are also currently playing without their best player, […]

One day after leaving the Mets’ game Sunday against the Phillies with back discomfort, shortstop Francisco Lindor is out of the New York lineup Monday night. Jose Iglesias will lead off and play shortstop for the Mets against the Washington Nationals at Citi Field. The issue cropped back up in the first inning of the […]

For the first time in the 2024 season, New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor watched an entire baseball game from the dugout. A back injury, which he suffered in Friday’s win versus the Philadelphia Phillies, cost him a chance at playing all 162 games. But what bothers the two-way star most is that he was […]

New York Mets superstar shortstop and National League MVP candidate Francisco Lindor left Friday’s 11-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies due to lower-back soreness. In order to have some more middle-infield depth while Lindor is hobbled, the Mets called up someone who’s name baseball fans will immediately recognize. The Mets are promoting Luisangel Acuna from […]

The New York Mets won Friday’s matchup 11-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. It was an important victory for the residents of Citi Field, who cut the Phillies’ lead to seven games in the NL East. The Mets currently reside in second place, but a sweep of Philadelphia would help cut their deficit to five games. […]

The New York Mets almost got no-hit by Toronto Blue Jays hurler Bowden Francis on Wednesday, but the ninth inning provided a twist. Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor put his Superman cape on, triggering a rally for his club. Lindor smacked a leadoff homer to tie the game, via the MLB’s social media. Lind-sanity! Francisco Lindor […]

Francisco Lindor is putting together his best season as a member of the New York Mets. His offensive production and excellent work at shortstop have helped to keep New York in the playoff picture while making Lindor part of the NL MVP discussion. However, the 10-year veteran isn’t interested in personal accolades at the moment. […]

In most seasons, Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor would be a National League MVP frontrunner. He is having the best season of his New York career, slashing .271/.342/.493 and has appeared in all 138 of his team’s games as of September 3. Lindor also leads the National League in at bats and plate appearances. He is […]

The 2024 season has been nothing short of disappointing for the New York Mets after a 2023 run in which we saw the team miss out on the postseason after a highly anticipated campaign. In a recent interview with Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic, Mets star shortstop Francisco Lindor discussed the ups and downs of […]

Juan Soto is set to hit free agency after a career year with the New York Yankees. The 25-year-old outfielder could break records for non-Shohei Ohtani players no matter where he signs. One of those options is the New York Mets. Shortstop Francisco Lindor clarified his recent comments about Soto’s free agency with The Athletic’s […]

Jose Iglesias delivered a base hit in the ninth inning, driving in Tyrone Taylor, while Francisco Lindor and the New York Mets staged a comeback to secure a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday. Even though it might not have seemed like a series victory after the previous night’s events, the Mets got […]

Amid New York Mets third baseman Mark Vientos’ impressive breakout year at the plate, another significant development has unfolded—his marked improvement defensively. While his batting prowess has captured headlines, Vientos’ defensive strides have not gone unnoticed, garnering praise from teammates and coaching staff alike. Vientos’ journey to becoming a serviceable third baseman in 2024 has […]

As the 2024 MLB season nears an end, New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor is making headlines for his performance on the field and candid reflections on his MVP aspirations. The Mets’ shortstop, who has long been a beacon of leadership and skill, is now squarely in the conversation for the National League MVP award. […]

Every baseball fan loves a great award race. If you’re looking for that in 2024, the chase for NL and AL MVP doesn’t look like they’re going to produce much drama. Two superstar sluggers have soared to the top of their respective leagues and need a collapse of epic proportions to miss out on MLB’s […]

Could New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor be an MVP candidate? MLB insider Jon Heyman seems to think so. On his podcast ‘Around the Bases,’ Heyman said that Lindor is unequivocally a candidate to win the National League’s Most Valuable Player award. “[The Mets are] doing great, Lindor’s clearly an MVP candidate,” Heyman said. “Today […]

With the MLB trade deadline fast approaching, it remains to be seen how active contending teams will be come July 30. As front offices around the league decide whether to buy or sell – or land somewhere in between – the organizations’ actions are ultimately out of the players’ control. When asked how the team […]

On June 2, the New York Mets were 24-35 and left for dead in the National League playoffs race. Since then, the New York been on a tear, going 25-10 and now holding onto a wild card spot. A big reason for the Mets’ success has been a surge in their offense. Shortstop Francisco Lindor, […]

The New York Mets have had a promising push as the midpoint of the 2024 season approaches. New York sits at 49-45, third in the NL East standings. An important driver of the Mets’ success is veteran shortstop Francisco Lindor. Lindor provided insight when asked if his “lack of recognition” fueled him after his 2024 […]

When the 2024 MLB All-Star Game rosters were announced, first baseman Pete Alonso was the only player representing the New York Mets. To Brandon Nimmo, Francisco Lindor should’ve joined Alonso as Mets representatives in Texas. With injury replacements and withdrawals, perhaps Lindor still finds his way onto the All-Star team. But for now, New York […]

We are just over a week away from the 2024 MLB All-Star Game, and the rosters have been announced for the American League and National League. As usual, there are a few snubs on each side, and we will dive deeper into those. Over the next week, there will be injury reserves announced, so there […]

Two years ago, after the first half of the season, the New York Mets were one of the best teams in baseball, sitting at 58-35. But things slowly fell apart, and they lost the lead in the National League East with five games remaining in the season to their rivals, the Atlanta Braves. That ended […]

Up until the last couple of weeks, “grimace” was indeed a familiar term for the New York Mets. It was a reaction made by the repulsed fanbase in Queens, along with the team itself, after they finished the first two months of the season at 24-33. But now, the term “grimace” has gone from a […]

The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies put on a great show in their 2024 London Series. They each took a game and played competitively at London Stadium. The players seemed to greatly enjoy playing in a different atmosphere and fans, both of the respective teams and just of baseball, had a blast. But what […]

New York sports teams always have an extra spotlight on them as every franchise in that city is a big market team. From the sounds of it, Francisco Lindor notices a huge difference between playing for the New York Mets and the Cleveland Guardians. Lindor breaks it down perfectly during an interview on FOX Sports […]

The New York Mets have not had a great start to the 2024 season, sitting at 26-35 overall, and are very much in the category of being a seller as of right now, barring a hot streak in the next month or two to get back into contention, and while that possibility looms for the […]

Today’s MLB slate on June 4, 2024, is packed with exciting matchups and potential home run props that promise to keep fans and bettors engaged. Let’s dive into some of the key games and players to watch for home run potential. Starting with the New York Mets facing off against the Washington Nationals, Francisco Lindor […]

Perhaps the understatement of the century would be to say it’s been a bad week for the New York Mets. If you want to expand the timeline a bit, it’s been a bad week in a horrible season in a cursed era of Mets baseball, one that dates back to the dawn of the 21st […]

The New York Mets have gotten off to an inauspicious start to the 2024 MLB campaign, and things don’t seem to be getting any better. The Mets are just 21-27 entering Wednesday’s action and sit 13.5 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies for first place in the NL East. They are still very much alive in […]

In the summer of 2011, the Cleveland Indians (now Cleveland Guardians) selected a shortstop by the name of Francisco Lindor with the eighth overall pick in the MLB Draft. Cleveland had high expectations for Lindor, as they were hopeful he could lead the ball club back to the World Series for the first time since […]

Steve Cohen’s New York Mets are reeling, having lost five of their last six games to fall to 19-23. They have dropped the first three games of a four-game set to the Philadelphia Phillies, with the last matchup of the series coming on Thursday night. Mets fans are beginning to get frustrated, and after Wednesday’s […]

The New York Mets just finished a quick two-game set against the Philadelphia Phillies, and they didn’t look good in the brief sweep. Mets star Francisco Lindor spoke about the team’s struggles after their 4-0 loss on Tuesday. “It’s part of the daily grind,” Lindor said. “It seems like we are in a month that […]

The New York Mets (16-15) wrapped up an eventful, hard-fought, sometimes controversial and historic four-game series with the Chicago Cubs (19-13) on Thursday, and did so with a bang. The slumping and ill Francisco Lindor became an unlikely hero in a thrilling 7-6 comeback victory over the visiting Cubbies. The 30-year-old shortstop left Wednesday’s contentious […]

In the New York Mets’ matchup with the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday, star shortstop Francisco Lindor was forced to exit the game in the top of the third inning. It was initially unclear what caused Lindor to get scratched so early, but then Mets manager Carlos Mendoza joined SNY’s Steve Gelbs mid-game to explain the […]

New York Mets slugger Francisco Lindor is doing his best to stay positive, amidst a hitting slump. Lindor is out to a .167 start with his batting average through the first several weeks of the season. The shortstop is focused on the things that mean the most to him, as he works his way through […]

Francisco Lindor and the New York Mets have already experienced a bit of a roller coaster ride thus far in the 2024 MLB season, starting the campaign with a horrible opening stretch before rebounding in recent weeks to currently sit with a somewhat respectable record of 10-8, good for third place in the vaunted NL […]

After a very slow start to the season, the New York Mets have begun to turn things around, as they have won four of their past five games. The same can’t be said for star shortstop Francisco Lindor, though, although the hope is that a classy move by Mets fans in their 6-1 victory over […]

When Francisco Lindor was an All-Star player for the Cleveland Guardians, his smile was almost always plastered on his face. It has not always been that way during his first three-plus seasons with the New York Mets. Steve Cohen would love for Mets fans to give Lindor the Trea Turner treatment (via @RSAdiamondtales, @StevenACohen2) pic.twitter.com/BPsyGOBZ7x […]

The 2024 regular season did not begin the way the New York Mets hoped it would. New York was swept at home by the Milwaukee Brewers, and the offense managed to score just eight total runs in the three games against Milwaukee. Francisco Lindor was among the Mets who struggled mightily at the plate. The […]