The leadoff hitter repeatedly has injected life into the lineup and did so one more time in the 7-3, NLCS-tying Game 2 victory at Dodger Stadium.

The New York Mets have tied up the best-of-seven NLCS at one game apiece, thanks in part to a big home run from Francisco Lindor.

Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, his latest clutch swing in a storybook season, and the New York Mets reached the National League Championship Series with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.

Architects sweat details. Baseball presidents of operations are architects. They try to cover even the most minor holes of a roster, scour data and science for any perceived incremental edge in performance and deploy armies of whipsmart recent college grads who should be working in Silicon Valley to pour through monotonous video to figure out if a pitcher has the smallest of tells in his mannerisms about what pitch might be coming next.

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Lindor issued somewhat of a challenge to others in the Mets clubhouse regarding how the team can build on all that it accomplished from the early days of June through October.

Despite owning the top payroll in the MLB, the 2024 New York Mets were not constructed or expected to be a championship contender. What was supposed to be a transitional year in which new leadership started implementing its ideas and influence ended as a landmark season brimming with joy,

Now that the New York Mets have been eliminated from the postseason, one of their longtime superstar players could be on his way out the door.