Lindor looking for consistency in second

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Lindor looking for consistency in second season with Mets March 15 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) In an effort to improve on a tough first season in New York, Mets star Francisco Lindor has a plan in place to help the game slow down for him.Life was a little faster for me last year, the switch-hitting shortstop said Tuesday at the clubs spring training complex. I tried to give it my best, gave it my best and I Jeff Locke Jersey just wasnt as productive as I wanted to be.Traded to New York by Cleveland along with pitcher Carlos Carrasco in January 2021, the Puerto Rican star said he wanted to embrace his new home and be embraced in return, but boos resonated at Citi Field after his at-bats produced a .182 batting average through April. He managed just .204 in May and .160 in August, and finished with his lowest batting average of his seven-year career: .230. I didnt feel like I was slumping. I wasnt hitting and, obviously, the numbers werent there. I felt like I was having good days, but I was just inconsistent, Lindor said.Lindors 10-year, $341 Miami Marlins Hoodie million contract with the Mets starts this season. He had a $22.3 million, one-year deal for 2021.The second-year Met said he likes new manager Buck Showalter, saying he reminded him of Tito Cleveland's Terry Francona. Showalter gave the four-time All-Star some simple, Francona-like advice. Im not big on putting all these sayings up around, you know, (like by) Mark Twain. They read them one time and theyre wall space, Showalter said. But if I had one to put up, it would be play better.Lindor said he has a plan to do just that.I think this year I know this year all I did during the offseason with my workouts was making sure I had time to separate my workouts, and be with my wife and baby, and recover, he said. Last year, everything blended together.Part of putting last season behind him was moving on from his May 7 altercation with double-play partner Jeff McNeil in a tunnel leading to the Citi Field clubhouse. As the Mets returned to the dugout after the top of the seventh inning, a number of players, including Michael Conforto and Dominic Smith, sprinted down the tunnel to break up the situation. Lindor had become visibly upset with the second basemans play in the shift, and the tension may have dated back to a series two weeks earlier at Wrigley Field. Me and McNeil, we have been good ever since then," Lindor said. "We continue to play the game as hard as we can. Ultimately, were two competitors who Wei-Yin Chen Jersey want to win and do whatever it takes for us to win.He added that he and Showalter hadnt discu sed the incident: Theres nothing to addre s.McNeil laughed off the fracas and agreed with Lindors a se sment: "100%. It was behind us last year, the second baseman said. I love playing with him.A two-time Gold Glove winner, Lindor has no regrets locking himself into a decade of wearing blue and orangeI felt like I had succe s last year, he said. We need to make it to the playoffs. We were right there, and then in the last month-and-a-half, I couldnt Martin Prado Jersey help the team enough to make the playoffs. Ive still got 10 more years. ___More AP MLB:make_clickable_callback(MAGIC_URL_FULL, ' ', 'https://apnews.com/hub/MLB', '', ' class="postlink"') andmake_clickable_callback(MAGIC_URL_FULL, ' ', 'https://twitter.com/AP_Sports', '', ' class="postlink"') in this topic Major League Baseball New York Mets Francisco Lindor share Mbapp is bringing soccer to a new dimension at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldos precision 23 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Poland finds its true level at World Cup, beaten by the best Poland heads home from the World Cup as the latest team unable to resist an inspired Kylian Mbapp 23 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS World Miami Marlins Hats Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS