Getty Picture / Francisco Lindor
The New York Mets seemingly are at all times the workforce on the fallacious aspect of chaotic finishes and endings. That wasn’t the case on Monday’s de facto MLB Playoffs play-in doubleheader in opposition to the Braves, and it wasn’t the case for Francisco Lindor and firm in Thursday’s dramatic, come-from-behind, ninth-inning miracle win in opposition to the Milwaukee Brewers within the deciding recreation of the NL Wild Card Sequence.
After the sport, it was extra clear than ever earlier than that Francisco Lindor ought to be part of Gary Carter, Keith Hernandez, John Franco, and David Wright on the checklist of New York Mets captains.
Lindor had an enormous recreation on Thursday. He went 2-4 and his stroll within the prime of the ninth inning spurred the rally that led to this earth-shattering house run by Pete Alonso that ended up advancing the Mets.
PETE ALONSO DINGER WITH THE SEASON ON THE LINE ????
METS GO UP 3-2 IN THE 9TH ???? pic.twitter.com/62gGZMWN9U
— ESPN (@espn) October 4, 2024
Make no mistake, that was an enormous hit by Pete Alonso, who has had a tough yr as he awaits free company. However, the center and soul of the workforce is Francisco Lindor. It took some time for Mets followers to heat as much as him after the Mets traded for him from Cleveland and signed him to an enormous $300 million+ extension previous to the 2021 season. He’s led all of baseball in WAR for shortstops, however it wasn’t actually till this season that he totally embraced by the fanbase throughout a marketing campaign that can doubtless land him second within the NL MVP voting behind Shohei Ohtani.
It was becoming that Lindor was chargeable for the ultimate two outs of the sport. Have a look.
WHAT A PLAY BY LINDOR TO END THE GAME ????
It is their first collection win since making it to the World Sequence in 2015 ???? pic.twitter.com/nDDVnFaaF8
— ESPN (@espn) October 4, 2024
He’s the emotional chief of the workforce, and this clip proves it.
Francisco Lindor is so unbelievably cool man have a look at how hyped he’s after the takes the mic off
It’s past me how anybody ever disliked him, he is absolutely the good face of the franchise pic.twitter.com/Y5yFKF4bch
— Addison (@YankeeWRLD) October 4, 2024
It’s time, Mr. Cohen, David Stearns, and Carlos Mendoza. Make Francisco Lindor the captain of the New York Mets.
