Recently, the New York Mets big name beat Francisco Lindor explain how he changed his approach and was no longer “trying to be a hero” after a tumultuous first season with the organization in which he often underperformed and many times heard the boos he reacted during the summer months to what had become controversial celebration.
Things are going better for Lindor and company ahead of this year’s All-Star break. Every ESPN Statistically, the 28-year-old started Tuesday with seventh place among all players with 60 RBIs in the campaign and he is hitting .245 balls with 15 home runs. More importantly, as it relates to his long-term goals, the first-place Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Monday night to rise. command in the National League East standings to two and a half games.
Lindor, a four-time All-Star pick, was dropped from the NL team for the second year in a row. Based on Mike Puma by the New York Post, the shortstop was asked to score itself in the first half of the season before Monday’s win.
“I haven’t really thought about it,” Lindor replied. “I’ll say ‘OK’ in the first half. I’ll give it a ‘B.’ I was healthy there. I had a healthy first few months.”
Lindor, who agreed to a 10-year, $341 million contract extension with the Mets before last season, he added that he was “happy with where I am” even though he was not named an All-Star. Winning usually cures everything in sports, but Lindor will likely want to bolster his average and overall strike numbers after a break that begins Sunday night.
