With one more extra-base hit, Francisco Lindor of the New York Mets will break a tie in baseball history.
The New York Mets beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Monday night at Rogers Centre. The win moved the Mets to 79-65. They are now in possession of the third and final wild card spot in the National League - one game ahead of the Atlanta Braves.
Though he went 0-for-3 with a walk in the win, Mets star Francisco Lindor is on the verge of breaking an impressive tie in baseball history. The following note from @StatsCentre was put out before the game and still applies heading into Tuesday. Having his best season since joining the @Mets in 2021, Francisco Lindor owns 69 extra base hits so far in 2024. Coming into tonight vs TOR, he needs just 1 more such base knock in order to break a tie for 4th on this list of shortstopsin 2021, Francisco Lindor owns 69 extra base hits so far in 2024.
Lindor his hitting .269 this season with the 30 homers, 84 RBI and 27 stolen bases. He's posted an OPS of .829. Though Shohei Ohtani is a foregone conclusion to win the National League MVP Award, Lindor will receive serious consideration as well.Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube.
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