Mets slugger spoke up during recent team meeting with playoffs on the line

Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns and manager Carlos Mendoza called a team meeting on Monday to speak about the current playoff race while Francisco Lindor’s MRI results (lower back) were still unknown. Using that crucial moment at the front end of a seven-game homestead to motivate his teammates, Pete Alonso spoke up. Want to bet on MLB? See the best NYC Sports Betting sites According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, Alonso spoke about how he’s never really gotten to properly celebrate a postseason berth with the Mets, and he wants to be able to do that “with the boys.

” “I just wanted to say something from the heart to the fellas,” Alonso said, per The Athletic . “That’s pretty much it.” The Mets announced that Lindor’s MRI was clean, showing no structural damage, and the team’s most valuable player expects to be back on the field again this season, though his return timeline is unclear.



He was not in the lineup on Monday or Tuesday. The Mets will conclude their three-game series against the Nationals on Wednesday and then host the Phillies for four more games at Citi Field. The 83-68 Mets are tied with the Arizona Diamondbacks for the second wild-card spot.

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