OAKLAND, Calif. — Francisco Lindor has been impressed by the large 12 months the cleanup hitter behind him within the Mets’ lineup is having fun with, however expects much more from him in future seasons.
Pete Alonso blasted his thirty eighth house run on Saturday and elevated his NL-leading RBI complete to 123. Earlier than that occurred, in a 10-4 loss to the Athletics, Lindor was requested by The Submit to guage Alonso’s season. Alonso owns a .265/.345/.510 slash line.
“Actually good 12 months, however I don’t suppose it’s his greatest 12 months but,” Lindor stated. “I believe he's going to have a number of extra years which might be approach higher than this one. This 12 months he's driving in a number of runs and he’s received an excellent quantity of house runs, however I believe he’s received years like Aaron Decide, as he will get older within the sport and understands himself just a little extra, he’s going to have actually good years.
“Subsequent 12 months with out the shift his batting common goes to go up much more, so he's going to have higher years to return. I'm completely happy. He's having a very good 12 months this 12 months, however he hasn’t sniffed his greatest 12 months but.”
Decide is competing for a Triple Crown this season with the Yankees as he pursues Roger Maris’ American League report of 61 homers. Decide has hit 60 homers.
Alonso is usually in comparison with Decide as a result of he broke Decide’s rookie report by smashing 53 homers in 2019. That complete additionally established a Mets’ single-season report. Final season, Alonso completed with 37 homers.
On Saturday, Alonso additionally moved inside one RBI of the Mets’ single-season report, shared by Mike Piazza and David Wright.
Decide’s pursuit of historical past has captivated an enormous viewers, Lindor included.
“I've seen highlights each day,” Lindor stated. “I'm a fan of the sport and I'm a fan of Aaron Decide and [Shohei] Ohtani as properly. At first I had Ohtani as MVP, however proper now it’s attending to an actual enjoyable spot for each of them. I don’t wish to put any MVPs on the market; that's not my job. My job is to play the sport, but it surely’s been enjoyable to look at them each.”
Lindor stated he’s glad he doesn’t should vote for the MVP award.
“What Decide is doing and Ohtani is doing, it’s enjoyable for the sport,” Lindor stated. “I admire what they do and admire it. I do know I can’t do what they're doing. I don’t suppose I've received 60 [homers] in my physique. I might need 40, however I don’t suppose I've 60 in my system.”
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