NEW YORK -- Francisco Lindor will represent the Mets in Atlanta at the 2025 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard. In Phase 2 of the balloting, the fans voted him as the starting shortstop for the National League.
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This will be Lindor’s fifth appearance in the Midsummer Classic, but his first as a member of the Mets. His last All-Star appearance was in 2019 when he was a member of the Guardians. Lindor becomes the Mets’ first fan-elected starter since Yoenis Céspedes won a fan vote in 2016.
After learning the news before Game 2 of the day-night doubleheader against the Brewers, Lindor called his family including his wife, Katia, and his mother, Maria Serrano. He even took a moment to thank the fans who voted for him to be in the Midsummer Classic.
“I was extremely happy. There was a lot of joy in my heart. I was proud and full of joy,” Lindor said. “This is something you can’t take for granted. It’s a fantastic event. We are honored and blessed to be near [the event]. I was ecstatic. … [I’m in the All-Star game] because of the fans. Thank you everyone who voted for me.”
No one was happier to see Lindor make the All-Star team than Mets manager Carlos Mendoza. The skipper is looking forward to seeing his shortstop represent the Mets.
“Obviously you have to give credit to him and everybody that supported him,” Mendoza said. “There are a lot of people working behind the scenes with him. Finally, for the first time since he has been a Met, it’s pretty special. I’m proud of him. Hopefully, he is the first of a few guys that will be [named to the team].”
Even though Lindor has been dealing with a broken pinky toe since early June, he has been available and is among the team leaders in home runs (17), runs scored (52) and stolen bases (13). He leads the Major Leagues with 27 RBIs in the seventh inning or later.
“The season has been good, but there is definitely a lot of room for improvement,” Lindor said. “I’ve had my ups and downs. My downs have been a little longer in June. I would like to see that a little bit better. The downs are not as low. I just have to be consistent and help this team win.”
Lindor has had quite a career since he entered the big leagues in 2015. He has 126 career home runs as a Met, which is ninth most in franchise history. His 264 career home runs are the ninth most all time by a Puerto-Rican born player. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, 257 of his 264 career home runs have come as a shortstop, the fifth most in Major League history. Only Cal Ripken Jr. (345), Alex Rodriguez (344), Miguel Tejada (291) and Ernie Banks (277) have more as a shortstop. The 16 dingers that Lindor has this season ranks second among Major League shortstops behind Ely De La Cruz (17).