One Mets shortstop is sticking up for another.<\/p>\n
Jose Reyes posted a supportive message for Francisco Lindor after his blunder-filled mess of a game<\/a> in Wednesday\u2019s 2-1 loss to the Cardinals in 11 innings<\/a>.<\/p>\n Lindor forgot how many outs there were in the first inning and got picked off at first base later in the game, while also going 0-for-4 to drop to .143 spanning six contests.<\/p>\n \u201cRelax everybody\u2026 my guy Francisco Lindor gonna be good,\u201d Reyes posted Thursday morning.<\/p>\n \u201cBad days happen \u2014 that\u2019s baseball. Could happen to anyone. He\u2019s human just like all of us. Watch how he responds\u2026 this gonna be good for him and for the organization.\u201d<\/p>\n Lindor is catching some flak after a rough mental day Wednesday that dropped the team to 1-3 in its last four games, all against non-contenders from the 2025 season.<\/p>\n With one on and one out in a scoreless game in the first, Lindor fielded a tailor-made ball at shortstop and ran to second and continued toward the dugout.<\/p>\n Francisco Lindor getting tagged out at first base. Jeff Curry-Imagn Images<\/p>\n But his out marked just the second, and Freddy Peralta threw another five pitches in the inning to strike out Masyn Winn and prevent any damage.<\/p>\n \u201cHe forgot how many outs there were,\u201d SNY announcer Gary Cohen said of Lindor. \u201cLindor thought that was the third out, did not try for the double play.\u201d<\/p>\n Analyst Todd Zeile added: \u201cThat was unusual for Lindor, he usually knows the situation out there.\u201d<\/p>\n Lindor didn\u2019t make any excuse, and Mets manager Carlos Mendoza added \u201cthat can\u2019t happen.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI forgot the outs,\u201d he said. \u201cI made a mistake that probably cost Peralta to go an extra inning \u2026 Inexcusable.\u201d<\/p>\n Francisco Lindor forgets how many outs there were and doesn\u2019t turn the double play. @MLB\/YouTube<\/p>\n Five innings later, Lindor reached via an error to start the sixth inning.<\/p>\n Cardinals southpaw Matthew Liberatore then caught him veering too far off the bag before a steal attempt and a quick throw left the veteran dead to rights on the bases.<\/p>\n Acknowledging the fallacy of the predetermined outcome, that mistake loomed large since Juan Soto hit a solo homer moments later to plate the game\u2019s first run.<\/p>\n Jose Reyes at David Wright Day in 2025. JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST<\/p>\n \u201cThey got us there,\u201d Mendoza said. \u201cHe was gonna go, we thought we had a tip there and they got us with a quick step-off move there. I wouldn\u2019t consider that one a mental mistake because he was trying to get some momentum there and being aggressive.\u201d<\/p>\n Fans piled on Lindor since the Mets ultimately fell in extra innings and the shortstop is supposed to be one of \u2014 if not the \u2014 leaders of the team and shouldn\u2019t be making those mistakes.<\/p>\n And while a 3-3 start is far from disaster, the Mets have not been all that impressive to start the season.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Reyes knows a thing or two about manning shortstop for the Mets after spending 12 seasons with the team from 2003-11 and then 2016-18.<\/p>\n He played the third-most games in franchise history, ranks second in hits and has the most steals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One Mets shortstop is sticking up for another. 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