2 weeks Ago By OLIVIA PARKER
he are the best team in with a record of 18-7 and a seven-game winning streak after sweeping the on Tuesday following a dramatic game that was decided in extra innings. The success of the is due to a team effort in which responsibility is shared throughout the lineup, led by who in 25 games has a .309 average in 97 at-bats, with five home runs and 14 runs batted in.
According to information from of , the secret to hot season is due to some strong words from former player when he joined as hitting coach. "We were talking about my season, and he said that at one point in the year, it was like I didn't show up, like I wasn't really there," revealed of a chat he had with Chavez last October. "And that hit me hard.
" The words that changed Francisco Lindor's attitude In his 17-year career, won six and a , so he has the experience to motivate a star like , even before knowing that he would have as a teammate, to form a respectable lineup along with and . Lindor's comments were liked by the Puerto Rican shortstop and he is a key piece in placing the Mets as contenders to reach the World Series, for now with the arguments to compete with the Dodgers and with the Padres. "I didn't take it that badly.
I took it as something like, 'It's true, you know? When you go 30-0, it's like you're not there. If you go to the box and waste five at-bats, that's a day you didn't show up. So I took it very seriously," said.
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