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USA Today
2 days ago
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Francisco Lindor Player Props: June 18, Mets vs. Braves
Francisco Lindor Player Props: June 18, Mets vs. Braves Francisco Lindor will look to get back on track after a hitless performance in his last game (0 for 4). His New York Mets take on Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. ET on FDSSO and SNY. Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Francisco Lindor player prop bets. Lindor is batting .275 with 13 doubles, 14 home runs and 27 walks. Lindor ranks 20th in home runs and 49th in RBI among all hitters in MLB play. Watch tonight's Mets game on Fubo! Francisco Lindor Prop Bets and Odds Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -208) 0.5 hits (Over odds: -208) Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +575) 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +575) RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +230) 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +230) Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +105) 0.5 runs (Over odds: +105) Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +130) 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +130) Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +270) How to Watch New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves Matchup: New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves Time: 7:15 p.m. ET 7:15 p.m. ET Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 Wednesday, June 18, 2025 TV Channel: FDSSO and SNY FDSSO and SNY Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now! - Regional restrictions may apply) Francisco Lindor vs. Chris Sale Lindor is 2 for 6 with a home run over his career versus Chris Sale. Last year against Chris Sale, Lindor was 1 for 3 with a home run at the plate. Francisco Lindor prop bet insights Lindor has a hit in 69.0% of his games this season (49 of 71), with multiple base hits in 20 of those games (28.2%). He has homered in 16.9% of his games this season (71 contests), going deep in 4.3% of his trips to the plate. Lindor has touched home plate at least one time 36 times this season in 71 tries (50.7%), including scoring multiple runs in 12.7% of games (nine times). He has driven in a run in 25 of 71 games this season, with multiple RBI in nine of them. He has also plated three or more of his team's runs in three contests. In 41 of 71 games this season (57.7%), Lindor has gone down on strikes, and 13 of those games (18.3%) included an effort that resulted in two or more punchouts. MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 1:28 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Francisco Lindor stats against the Braves Braves starter: Chris Sale
New York Post
3 days ago
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- New York Post
Francisco Lindor relates to Juan Soto's first-year Mets struggles: ‘I wanted to do so much more'
Juan Soto's ups and downs in his first season as a Met are not uncharted territory — Francisco Lindor didn't come to New York in 2021 firing on all cylinders either. Across Lindor's 11-year career, he was never less effective than he was in his first season with the Mets after six seasons in Cleveland with four All-Star appearances. In his first New York season after a blockbuster trade and signing a $341 million contract, Lindor had career lows in every category of his slash line at .230/.322/.412. Before he was an NL MVP runner-up with the Mets, Francisco Lindor struggled in his first season in New York. Getty Images While Soto's .247/.388/.455 slash line this season isn't as low as Lindor's from 2021, it is a decent drop-off from Soto's career year with the Yankees in 2024. The shortstop reflected on that season Monday on 'The Show: A NY Post baseball podcast with Joel Sherman & Jon Heyman.' 'My first year, the reason why it was so tough for me — I was trying to hug more than I could hug. I wanted to do so much more than I could have,' Lindor said. 'It wasn't until I learned the organization, the culture, until I went through a lot of ups and downs, that I realized, you know what? If I take care of my job, and my job is to play shortstop for the New York Mets, a lot of other things are gonna get solved.' Lindor credited the organization, the Cohen family in particular, for helping him through the process while encouraging him to 'do your thing.' But Lindor also credited something unusual for his success in battling through the struggles. 'One of the biggest blessings to me that year was that I ended up in the IL,' he said. 'That helped me to slow things down. Things were a little fast for me and that helped me slow things down and see things from the outside.' So while fans will hope Soto doesn't have to suffer an injury like Lindor did to play up to his $765 million contract, it could be beneficial knowing that Soto has a teammate who has been in his shoes before. Juan Soto has slashed .247/.388/.455 in his first season with the Mets. AP As far as Lindor sees it, though, his superstar teammate has been climbing positively all season. 'When it comes to Soto, yeah, for some of the fans, he looked like he was struggling, but the numbers were good, the expected numbers, which is something that a lot of front offices look into,' Lindor said. 'Credit to him … he still looks like the same person — he didn't ride the wave of being bad or the wave of being good, he stayed the course. 'For such a young player with a lot on his plate, he has handled himself extremely well … I believe he's going to end up being an all-star, and he's gonna have a fantastic year. It's gonna help us win and continue to help us to win a lot of games.'
New York Post
4 days ago
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- New York Post
Francisco Lindor gets one step closer to elusive Mets All-Star nod — but two other stars have work to do
Access the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. Try it free Francisco Lindor is on the path toward recognition. The Mets de facto captain is the leading vote-getter — by plenty — at National League shortstop in the first balloting update for the All-Star Game. Lindor, who somehow has never made the Midsummer Classic as a Met, has tallied just over a million votes, or 400,000 more than second place (the Dodgers' Mookie Betts). The Phillies' Trea Turner is third. Barring something unforeseen, Lindor will crack his first All-Star Game since 2019 and fifth overall. 3 Francisco Lindor reacts after stealing second base during the Mets' June 12 game. Jason Szenes for the NY Post In recent seasons with the Mets, he had become accustomed to slow starts and excellence otherwise, which had equated to three top 10 finishes for NL MVP, but no July honors. This year has been different, Lindor doing just about everything well in hitting .279 with an .828 OPS, 14 home runs and 13 steals in his first 70 games, some of which have been played through a broken pinky toe. The Mets have two other potential starters, though Pete Alonso and Juan Soto at the moment would be on the outside looking in. In Monday's voting reveal, Alonso is second among NL first basemen and trailing the Dodgers' Freddie Freeman by about 240,000 votes. The competition is an interesting one, Alonso bringing more power but Freeman entering play Monday hitting .332. Soto ranks fourth among NL outfielders with 625,618 votes, trailing Cub and former Mets prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong (1,126,119), his teammate Kyle Tucker (704,740) and the Dodgers' Teoscar Hernández (685,553). 3 Pete Alonso reacts after hitting a double during the Mets' game against the Rays on June 13. Charles Wenzelberg 3 Juan Soto singles during the Mets' June 11 game against the Nationals. Corey Sipkin for the NY Post Among other Mets, Francisco Alvarez comes in third at catcher, Jeff McNeil fifth at second base, Mark Vientos sixth at third base, Starling Marte fifth at DH and Brandon Nimmo 10th and Tyrone Taylor 13th in the outfield. Phase 1 of the voting ends on June 26, at which time the two top vote-getters at each spot (and the top six outfielders) will advance to the next phase. Brooks Raley, who was re-signed in April after Tommy John surgery ended his 2024 season with the Mets, is set to begin a rehab assignment with Low-A St. Lucie on Tuesday. The Mets, who have lost AJ Minter and Danny Young for the season and only are carrying José Castillo as a lefty in the bullpen, will be able to use the help whenever Raley is ready. But he is not expected to be ready soon after undergoing surgery last May. 'He's coming back from a significant surgery,' president of baseball operations David Stearns said last week. 'This is not a short rehab assignment. We've got to go through a full spring training ramp, make sure he's ready to go. … You might be looking at a full 30 days there.' Turning 37 this month, Raley had been effective with the Mets in pitching to a 2.48 ERA through 74 games the previous two seasons.
Yahoo
4 days ago
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MLB Announces Francisco Lindor News After Mets' Third Straight Loss
MLB Announces Francisco Lindor News After Mets' Third Straight Loss originally appeared on Athlon Sports. For the first time this season, the New York Mets were swept by the Tampa Bay Rays during their three-game weekend series. Before their series against the Rays, New York had won six consecutive games. Advertisement Despite their rough stretch against Tampa Bay, the Mets are still 2.5 games ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies for the NL East lead, and they still have the best record in the NL. The Mets will have an opportunity to rebound when they kick off their series on Tuesday night against the Atlanta Braves. Ahead of Tuesday's game, the MLB made a big announcement regarding Mets star Francisco Lindor. New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (12)© Sam Navarro-Imagn Images Now in his fifth season in New York, Lindor is continuing to solidify himself as one of the best shortstops in the MLB. He earned a Silver Slugger award in each of the last two seasons, and he earned MVP votes in each of his last three seasons. This includes finishing as the runner-up for the award last season. Advertisement Despite his overall success, the Puerto Rico native has not made an All-Star appearance since 2019. However, that could change this year as the MLB announced on Monday that Lindor is the leading All-Star vote-getter for shortstops in the NL with 1,019,273 votes. This season, Lindor is batting .279 at the plate and has recorded an OPS of .828. Additionally, he has hit 14 home runs and recorded 38 RBIs in 70 games this season. In addition to his individual success, Lindor is a big reason the Mets own the best record in the NL. As they look to remain atop the standings the rest of the way, the Mets will continue to rely on Lindor, who could be in line for his first All-Star appearance since joining the team. Advertisement Related: Mets Announce Brett Baty News After Loss to Rays Related: Mets Receive Major News on Injured Pitcher This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 16, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
4 days ago
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Mets' Francisco Lindor leads NL shortstops in first 2025 MLB All-Star Game voting update
The 2025 MLB All-Star Game is just under a month away, and for the first time in his time with the Mets, Francisco Lindor appears primed to make the National League's starting lineup. With the first phase of initial voting update out, Lindor has received 1,019,273 votes, nearly double the number of the next closest shortstop, Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts (597,188). Advertisement Lindor – with 13 doubles, 14 home runs, and a .279/.353/.475 slashline for an .828 OPS – is the lone Mets position player to be in first for their position. Juan Soto is closest to grabbing a starting spot, as he is fourth among outfielders with 625,618 votes, behind the Chicago Cubs' duo of Pete Crow-Armstrong (1,126,119) and Kyle Tucker (704,740) and Los Angeles's Teoscar Hernández (685,553). Pete Alonso (895,900) is also close on the heels of the Dodgers' Freddie Freeman (1,136,389) to be the NL's starter at first base. While the fan voting is a popularity contest and not always necessarily about statistics, it is tough to find much distance between Alonso and Freeman. Advertisement Entering Monday night New York's slugger has 22 doubles, 17 home runs, and 63 RBI with a .293/.390/.579 slashline for a .960 OPS (174 OPS+ and 169 wRC+). LA's man has 21 doubles, nine home runs, and 41 RBI with a .336/.409/.558 slash line for a .967 OPS (173 OPS+ and a 168 wRC+). What about the Yankees? No surprise for the team from The Bronx: Aaron Judge received the most votes for any player in the majors and has more than double the votes for any AL outfielder with 1,568,527. (He is 169,756 votes ahead of Shohei Ohtani for the most votes overall.) Even after a rough series in Boston, the reigning MVP has done nothing but prove to be one of the most feared hitters in the game as he has 17 doubles, 26 home runs, and 60 RBI, with a .378/.473/.756 slashline for a 1.228 OPS (238 OPS+ and 236 wRC+). Advertisement The Yanks also have Paul Goldschmidt (667,258) in first place at first base, just ahead of Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (615, 726). Ben Rice (232,331) is in second place for DH behind Baltimore's Ryan O'Hearn (353,029). First-year Yank Cody Bellinger (416,858) is in sixth place among outfielders, but just under 60,000 votes behind the Angels' Mike Trout (475,265), who occupies the third and final outfield slot. Jazz Chsicholm Jr. (250,416) is fourth for AL second baseman, which is currently led by ex-Yank and current Detroit Tiger Gleyber Torres (535,079). *** The player who winds up as the top vote-getter at each position before phase 1 of voting ends on June 26 will receive an automatic spot on the All-Star team, while the second-highest vote-getter at each position advances to phase 2 of voting (June 30-July 2). Advertisement The reserves and pitchers on the team will be determined by the player ballot, which means deserving Mets and Yankees can get in that way if they aren't voted in by the fans. Each team will have 32 players (20 position players and 12 pitchers, which includes at least three relievers). The game will take place at Truist Park in Atlanta on July 15.
