BIOGRAPHY
Francisco Lindor was born on November 14, 1993, in Caguas, Puerto Rico. He is a shortstop in the MLB.
Born in Caguas, Puerto Rico, Lindor began playing baseball at an early age, and he moved with his family to Florida when he was 12. He became the Indians' first round selection, and eighth overall, in the 2011 MLB draft. In the minor leagues, he participated in the 2012 All-Star Futures Game, and by 2013, was rated by Baseball America as the Indians' top overall prospect.
Lindor batted over .300 in both his first two major league seasons and provided outstanding defense. In 2016, he earned each of his first All-Star selection, Gold Glove Award, becoming the first Puerto Rican shortstop to win the Gold Glove Award. He won his first Silver Slugger Award in 2017. He placed second in the American League Rookie of the Year voting in 2015 and was a selection to the 2017 All-WBC Team.
On March 31, 2021, just hours before Lindor's deadline of Opening Day on April 1, the Mets and Lindor agreed to a 10-year, $341 million extension that would keep him with the team through 2031. Lindor went 3-for-4 with two home runs off of Nationals starter Joe Ross, accounting for all five RBIs in the Mets' 5-1 victory on June 19. In a Subway Series showdown on September 12, Lindor hit three home runs in the same game for the first time in his career. He ended the season batting .230, with 20 home runs and 10 stolen bases, in 125 games played.
On May 31, 2022, Lindor was named the National League Player of the Week; he drove in a run in every game during that week and slashed .348/.407/.870. It was his third time receiving that distinction in either league. On June 1, he became the second player in Mets history to record an RBI in a streak of ten consecutive games, joining Mike Piazza (1999). Lindor is just the seventh shortstop ever, and the first since Hanley Ramirez (2009), to put together such a streak. On August 14, Lindor recorded his 82nd RBI of the season, breaking José Reyes’ Mets franchise record for the most RBIs recorded in a season by a shortstop, in a 6-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. On September 15, Lindor recorded his 24th home run of the season against the Pittsburgh Pirates, setting a new Mets single-season record for most home runs by a shortstop. He also recorded his 93rd and 94th RBIs of the season, a new career high.
At the end of the season, Lindor was announced as the 2022 winner of the Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award. On December 6, 2022, Lindor was named to the All-MLB Second Team.
