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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 […]

These are the marquee names you’ve been waiting for. Your franchise cornerstones. It’s another installment of our MLB positional rankings and today, we’re dealing with perhaps the most important position of them all: shortstop. Not only are these the players that tend to steal the headlines, but in 2024, shortstops are an eclectic, multifaceted, hard-to-rank […]

The New York Mets were arguably the biggest disappointment in the big leagues in 2023, spending around $500 million in the winter only to miss the playoffs completely with a record well below .500. The organization ultimately blew things up at the trade deadline, parting ways with their two aces in Max Scherzer and Justin […]

With the New York Mets reporting for spring training, a lot of eyes will be on the team with the top payroll in MLB after a disappointing 2023 season. Ahead of the start of spring training games, we’ll be making our Mets bold predictions for the 2024 season. The 2023 season went about as bad […]

The New York Mets, after a disappointing 2023 season that had them finish with a 75-87 record despite their record-setting offseason spending, are looking to come back with a vengeance in 2024. To that end, the Mets may have to enlist the help of a few of their youngsters, including 20-year old shortstop Jett Williams, […]

The 162-game MLB season is a marathon, so it’s not surprising to learn that players place the occasional friendly wager to keep things interesting. New York Mets star Francisco Lindor and teammate Jeff McNeil have settled such a bet from two springs ago. In May of 2022, Lindor promised McNeil he’d buy him a new car if he ever […]

The 162-game MLB season can be quite a haul, so little surprise players place the occasional friendly wager to keep things interesting. New York Mets star Francisco Lindor and teammate Jeff McNeil have settled such a bet from two springs ago, according to Newsday’s Tim Healy. In May of 2022, Lindor promised McNeil he’d buy […]

The New York Mets struggled in 2023. There is no question about that. Shortstop Francisco Lindor was a bright spot, however. His work ethic was called into question during the year though. A recent report about Lindor will force his critics to reconsider their thoughts on the shortstop. Lindor reportedly played through an elbow injury […]

It’s one thing to be a lousy baseball team. Happens each season, nothing out of the ordinary. But the New York Mets make an art of it. It’s not enough to be bad, they must suffer indignities along the way. Once again, they are the LOLMets. The Mets entered the 2023 season with World Series […]

Buck Showalter’s status as the New York Mets’ manager is looming over the upcoming offseason. Francisco Lindor doesn’t think it should be an issue. Francisco Lindor seems to believe Showalter is the perfect manager for the Mets, even after New York’s disastrous 2023 campaign. Showalter has fallen well short of expectations during his first two […]

The New York Mets are a team to watch down the stretch in large part because of Francisco Lindor. The Mets shortstop is one of the most fun players to watch in all of Major League Baseball, and he’s been proving it down the stretch run. The Mets have been busy revamping their roster as […]

The New York Mets have had an absolutely dismal season, especially against their NL East rival Atlanta Braves. Star shortstop Francisco Lindor’s post-game comments on Wednesday acknowledged the gap between the teams as they wrapped up their season series. The Braves’ 7-0 victory gave them a 10-3 record for the season against the Mets. To […]

The New York Mets were forced to scratch shortstop Francisco Lindor shortly before they took the field Friday night against the first-place Atlanta Braves. The issue for the shortstop is right-side soreness, and he is scheduled to undergo an MRI Saturday. Francisco Lindor was scratched from tonight's game with right side soreness. He will undergo […]

Francisco Lindor has publicly supported the New York Mets amid their myriad of 2023 MLB traded deadline moves. The Mets traded away some of Francisco Lindor’s best teammates, sending Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander to the AL West. David Robertson, Tommy Pham and Mark Canha were also part of the Mets’ trade deadline fire sale. […]

The New York Mets’ All-Star representatives for 2023 are Pete Alonso and Kodai Senga. Numerous other big-name players on the team have not played well enough to get a nomination. Francisco Lindor has been very good but has once again struck out on getting All-Star recognition in his time with the Mets. Lindor is often […]

New York Mets star Francisco Lindor is heating up at the right time, and he went full throttle in the Amazin’s latest victory. Lindor had his first career five-hit game, hitting perfect at the plate and scoring three of the Mets nine runs in a 9-0 rout of the Diamondbacks. Buck Showalter was impressed with […]

Buck Showalter may be on the hot seat. The New York Mets are in the midst of an abysmal 2023 season and Showalter has been forced to shoulder some of the blame. Although it certainly isn’t all his fault, some of his head-scratching postgame comments have rubbed fans the wrong way. Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor, […]

The 2024 London Series will feature an NL East rivalry as the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies are set to do battle at London Stadium next June — and Francisco Lindor is fired up. “I love it. It’s good for the game. It’s good for us as well,” the Mets shortstop said on Friday, […]