Francisco Lindor plans to pay up if his double-play accomplice leads the Nationwide League in hitting.
Early this season, the Mets shortstop informed Jeff McNeil he would purchase him a automotive if McNeil gained the batting title this yr. McNeil completed Tuesday’s doubleheader sweep of the Nationals with a .326 batting common, 4 factors forward of Freddie Freeman for the NL lead with one sport remaining.
Lindor, requested by The Put up on Tuesday if the automotive provide was nonetheless legitimate, answered within the affirmative.
“However what sort of automotive I don’t know,” Lindor stated. “That was not specified within the negotiations.”
McNeil is trying to turn into the primary Mets participant to win a batting title since Jose Reyes in 2011. Reyes secured his title on the ultimate day of the season by bunting for successful in his first at-bat after which departing the sport.
“It’s somewhat nerve racking and type of enjoyable,” McNeil stated after the Mets gained 4-2 and 8-0. “It’s the one award I can actually stay up for. I'm by no means going to guide the majors in house runs. It’s type of the one that's attainable for me and I'm tremendous excited with my day at this time.”
McNeil went 2-for-3 within the first sport of the doubleheader. Within the nightcap he homered within the first inning and completed 1-for-5.
Nonetheless to be determined is how McNeil will strategy Wednesday’s regular-season finale. Among the many potentialities is he might sit out to guard his lead.
“Earlier than the Braves sequence I knew I used to be considerably shut, however I wasn’t anticipating to be the place I'm proper now,” McNeil stated. “It’s been a reasonably nice final seven video games. I bought scorching on the proper time and I'm tremendous completely happy I've an opportunity to do it.”
Lindor stated he is able to rejoice a McNeil batting title.
“I hope he wins it,” Lindor stated.
Lindor hasn’t dropped any hints about what sort of automotive is perhaps awaiting him if he wins the title, in accordance with McNeil.
“I’ll have a dialog with him,” McNeil stated.
Although Starling Marte isn’t swinging a bat or throwing but, supervisor Buck Showalter hasn’t misplaced hope the outfielder will return for the postseason. Marte has been sidelined for over a month with a fractured center finger.
“I'm attempting to be optimistic about it,” Showalter stated. “I can inform in Starling’s face he's very pissed off.”
The Mets named third baseman Brett Baty as their Minor League Place Participant of the 12 months and Dominic Hamel as Minor League Pitcher of the 12 months.
Baty owned a .315/.410./.533 slash line with 19 homers and 60 RBIs for Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Syracuse. He spent two weeks with the Mets earlier than present process surgical procedure to restore a torn thumb ligament.
Hamel, a right-hander, pitched for Low-A St. Lucie and Excessive-A Brooklyn this season, going 10-3 with a 3.25 ERA in 25 appearances, largely as a starter. Hamel struck out 145 batters in 119 innings.
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