Francisco Lindor continues to solidify his Hall of Fame resume. On Sunday afternoon, the Mets’ unofficial captain launched his 13th home run of the season, passing Yankees legend Derek Jeter on the all-time home run list for shortstops.
With the solo shot against the Colorado Rockies, Lindor reached 261 career home runs-now standing alone in fourth place among shortstops in MLB history. He trails only Cal Ripken Jr. (431), Miguel Tejada (307), and Hanley Ramírez (271).
Lindor turned on it and sent it deep
The milestone homer came in the fifth inning off Rockies left-hander Carson Palmquist, who left an 89-mph fastball over the heart of the plate. Lindor turned on it and sent it deep to left field, giving the Mets a 4-3 lead. It was his third home run of the series, having gone deep twice from both sides of the plate during Friday night’s game.
At 31, Lindor has reached this mark in just 5,675 at-bats-nearly half as many as Jeter, who needed 11,195. With six years remaining on his contract, Lindor is well on pace to continue climbing the ranks of the greatest shortstops to ever play the game.
All-Star teams
Of his 261 home runs, 123 have come in a Mets uniform, with the other 138 hit during his six seasons in Cleveland. Over his 11-year career, Lindor has been named to four All-Star teams, won four Silver Slugger Awards, two Gold Gloves, and a Platinum Glove. He finished second in last year’s National League MVP voting behind Shohei Ohtani.
Lindor owns a career batting average of .275 and combines elite speed (195 stolen bases) with consistent power. So far this season, he’s slashing .283/.356/.494 with 13 home runs and 34 RBIs. Sunday’s blast also moved him into 11th place on the Mets’ all-time home run list, passing outfielder Kevin McReynolds.
Meanwhile, teammate Pete Alonso hit his 237th career homer on Sunday, closing in on franchise legends David Wright (242) and Darryl Strawberry (252) atop the Mets’ leaderboard.
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