The 31-year-old went 3-for-5 at the plate on Friday against the Giants, including slugging his 20th home run of the season, which helped propel the Mets to their fifth straight victory, 8-1. It was also Lindor's first long ball since July 11 against the Kansas City Royals.

Francisco Lindor ran around the bases at Oracle Park with his right arm raised high after a third-inning home run. He celebrated the same way again when he doubled in the ninth as the Bay Area mist swirled just above.

The New York Mets are no strangers to struggling stars this season. Slugger Juan Soto hit .232 in April and .219 in May after signing a record 15-year, $765 million deal with the team in the offseason.

The New York Mets went all out for their former captain in David Wright and retired his No. 5 at Citi Field during a ceremony on July 19. That's not all the team pulled off. Shortstop Francisco Lindor was named only the fifth captain in Mets history as well and he is the first captain of the team since Wright last held that honor in 2018.

Francisco Lindor drove in two runs and Pete Alonso homered to power the Mets to a sweep of the Angels on Wednesday at Citi Field.

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The red-hot Mets look to extend their six-game win streak on Sunday Night Baseball as they host the Giants in a primetime NL showdown on ESPN.

In Tuesday’s 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels, Lindor went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts, extending his hitless streak to 30 at-bats. It’s the longest such streak of his career, and just seven at-bats shy of the franchise record set by shortstop Rey Ordóñez in 1997.

New York Mets star Francisco Lindor had a poignant response to an interesting question from Yankees legend Derek Jeter.

The New York Mets shortstop offered a five-word response on the New York Yankees' "tough" decision on Anthony Volpe.