Francisco Lindor is proud to belong to the Mets

Remember the BoriMets era?

Francisco Lindor he remembers her very well and would like to form a new version of her.

“There was a time when in every league in Puerto Rico you went there was a team called the Mets because there were a lot of boricuas here. I hope this is a new era with a lot of Puerto Rican teams calling it the Mets.” Lindor said through a team press conference via Zoom’s Horseshoe.

The Puerto Rican shortstop, acquired by the Mets earlier this year, participated this Monday in his second day of training camp with the team and spoke to the news media about questions about his short stay in the organization. , the economic expectations, and the communication with the players of the equipment, those that include talks with the reliever naguabeño Edwin ‘Sugar’ Diaz and the santjoaner receiver Thomas Nestor, with whom he played with Lindor as a child in Puerto Rico.

Lindor said he remembers well the Mets era of Carlos Delgado and Carlos Beltrán, as well as left-back Pere Feliciano, receiver Ramón Castro, and team players Tony Valentí and Rubén Gotay. This team won 97 games in 2006 and reached a seventh game in the National League Championship Series.

Lindor was 13 then.

“I remember when I was little seeing Beltrán, Alex Cora, Baerga, the Alomar -ROBERTO and Sants, son- in the Mets,” Lindor added.

The era of the boricuas in the Mets lasted from the year 2006 to the year 2009 and also it had other players like Cora, OMIR Saints and Nelson Figueroa.

We didn’t talk about anything. We have a lot of time for that. Obviously, I need to get to know the organization and its people and get to know me. If something comes up, I’ll talk to my agent. I think it’s too early to talk

–Francisco Lindor

Lindor was asked multiple times about his negotiations with the Mets because it is anticipated that if the organization acquired him instead from Cleveland prior to becoming a free agent, it is because he wants to establish a long relationship with the player. relationship.

Lindor replied that there are no negotiations at present and that the time is right for the organization to get to know him and vice versa.

“We haven’t talked about anything. We have a lot of time for that. Obviously I need to get to know the organization and its people and let them know me. If something comes up, I’ll talk to my agent. I think it’s too early. to speak, ”he said.

On the negotiations, Lindor was questioned by the media with the case of the recent signing of the San Diego Fathers’ Dominican, Fernando Tatis, son, who recently signed a 14-year, $ 340 million contract. The conversation about Tatis has been related to Lindor because it is understood that the boricua can get a similar contract with the Mets.

Lindor replies that he is happy with Tatis and the baseball market.

“It’s a great deal. He deserves it and shows that the game is going in the right direction,” he replied.

Lindor said his arrival at spring camps has started very well. He detailed that he has already begun the process of relating to his new teammates, both on the ground to know strengths and weaknesses, as well as outside it to establish a chemistry and leadership. He added that at the moment he has not felt the impact of the pressure exerted by a large market like New York on players.

“I haven’t heard the big market experience yet,” he said.