Francisco Lindor came through again Tuesday with two big hits that earned him MVP chants in New York as the Mets stayed hot with a win over Boston.
ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024.'s propensity for the big moment, an unquantifiable yet undeniable plus for his 2024 NL MVP candidacy, surfaced twice in the Mets' 7-2 over the
He also stole his 26th base Tuesday, leaving him four shy of his second straight 30/30 season. He is one of three players with multiple seasons of 30 home runs and 25 steals, joining Howard Johnson and Darryl Strawberry.for the final NL wild card spot. They are 11 games over .500 for the first time this season -- a day after going 10 games over for the first time this season.threw his glove into the crowd as the team fell to 11 games under .500 before calling a players-only meeting on May 29.
Lindor's contributions on both sides is why he holds the NL lead in fWAR over Ohtani . He is batting .273 with 30 home runs and an .843 OPS this season while playing all 139 of the Mets' games at shortstop. In the other dugout, Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora beamed talking about Lindor before Tuesday's game. He recalled meeting Lindor in Puerto Rico as a minor-league player when Lindor was a little leaguer. He knows the Lindor family, also from the city of Caguas, well.
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