Mets Make Unexpected Francisco Lindor Decision After Brewers Loss originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Almost nothing is going right for the New York Mets right now, including star shortstop Francisco Lindor’s struggles. The 31-year-old has just two hits in his last seven games and slashed .204/.259/.369 with four homers and 10 RBI in June.
New York’s entire offense is struggling, as it’s scored five-plus runs in a game just once since June 22. The Mets have lost four straight contests and are 3-7 in their last 10.
They fell 7-2 to the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday afternoon, but they’ll have a chance to make up for it in the second half of their doubleheader on Wednesday night. The team made a surprising lineup change before the second matchup, via their social media.
New York put Lindor second in the batting order as a designated hitter. The last time the four-time All-Star did not bat leadoff in the team’s starting lineup was May 17, 2024.
Lindor is slashing .255/.324/.442 with 16 homers and 43 RBI over 84 games this season.
Game 2. #LGMpic.twitter.com/KwIosK9xHj
— New York Mets (@Mets) July 2, 2025
The Cleveland Guardians traded the 5-foot-10-inch, 190-pounder to the Mets with Carlos Carrasco for Andres Gimenez, Josh Wolf, Isaiah Greene, and Amed Rosario in January 2021. He slashed .310/.355/.466 in the 2016 playoffs and .364/.364/.909 in the 2018 playoffs.
Right-handed pitcher Huascar Brazoban (3-2, 3.83 ERA) will start for the Mets on Wednesday night against Brewers right-hander Jacob Misiorowski (3-0, 1.13 ERA). The Mets will then close the series out on Thursday before hosting a three-game set with the New York Yankees over the weekend.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 2, 2025, where it first appeared.