| Francisco Lindor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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_(cropped).jpg) Lindor with the New York Mets in 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York Mets – No. 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shortstop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: November 14, 1993 Caguas, Puerto Rico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 14, 2015, for the Cleveland Indians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .274 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hits | 1,492 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 248 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 770 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stolen bases | 185 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Francisco Miguel Lindor Serrano (born November 14, 1993), nicknamed "Mr. Smile", is a Puerto Rican professional baseball shortstop for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cleveland Indians. A right-handed thrower and switch hitter, Lindor stands 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and weighs 190 pounds (86 kg).
Born in Caguas, Puerto Rico, Lindor began playing baseball at an early age, and he moved with his family to Florida when he was 12. He became the Guardians' first-round selection, and eighth overall, in the 2011 MLB draft. In the minor leagues, he participated in the 2012 All-Star Futures Game, and by 2013, was rated by Baseball America as the Indians' top overall prospect.
Lindor batted over .300 in both his first two major league seasons and provided elite defense. In 2016, he led the Guardians (née Indians) to a World Series appearance and earned his first All-Star selection and Gold Glove Award, becoming the first Puerto Rican shortstop to win the Gold Glove Award.[1] He won his first Silver Slugger Award in 2017. He placed second in the American League Rookie of the Year voting in 2015 and was a selection to the 2017 All-WBC Team. Lindor was traded to the Mets following the 2020 season and later signed a 10-year, $341 million extension with the team. In 2023, he joined the 30–30 club.
- ^ Rodríguez, Rubén A. (November 8, 2016). "Francisco Lindor gana el Guante de Oro". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Retrieved November 8, 2016.