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Francisco Lindor’s homer-or-bust strategy pays off with No. 300 as Mets star finishes chase before 2027

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Puma, M. (2026, September 28). Francisco Lindor’s homer-or-bust strategy pays off with No. 300 as Mets star finishes chase before 2027. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/27/sports/mets-francisco-lindor-hits-home-no-300/

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Francisco Lindor hit his 300th career home run during the Mets’ loss to the Nationals, ending a streak where he had been at 299 homers since September 12. Lindor intentionally focused on hitting home runs during this game and succeeded with a second-inning blast. He expressed gratitude for the support that helped keep him healthy throughout his career despite missing two months due to injury this season.

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On Sunday, Francisco Lindor of the New York Mets hit his 300th career home run during the team's season finale against the Washington Nationals in Washington, D.C. This milestone makes him the 172nd player in MLB history to reach this mark and the seventh to do so this season. The homer was a significant achievement for Lindor, who had been sitting at 299 since hitting two home runs on September 12th against the Yankees. Despite struggling with injuries earlier in the year—missing about two months due to a calf strain—he managed to hit 21 homers and post a .732 OPS for the season. Lindor acknowledged that his trainers, both at the Mets and previously in Cleveland, played a crucial role in his ability to stay healthy long enough to achieve this milestone.

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WASHINGTON — Francisco Lindor wanted to get it over with before this season concluded. asserted

season → want → ?

Hitters seldom go to the plate trying to hit home runs, but Lindor was in that mode Sunday and succeeded. asserted

Lindor → go → mode

His second-inning blast served as career homer No. 300 in the Mets’ 6-4 loss to the Nationals. asserted

blast → serve → Nationals

The Mets shortstop had been sitting at No. 299 since Sept. 12, when he homered twice against the Yankees. asserted

he → sit → Yankees

“I wasn’t trying [to homer] the past couple of days, I was just trying to have good at-bats,” Lindor said. asserted

Lindor → try → bats

“And then today I said, ‘I am going to try to hit a home run.’ asserted

I → say → run

It doesn’t work out that way all the time, but today it did. asserted

it → work → ?

Some way it worked out, so it’s not something I am going to take into next year.” asserted

I → work → year

Lindor, who missed two months with a calf strain, finished his season with 21 homers and a .732 OPS. asserted

who → miss → homers

“To hit 300 [homers] you have got to be healthy for a long time,” Lindor said. asserted

Lindor → hit → time

“The trainers here, in Cleveland, my people, have helped me a lot to stay on the field. asserted

trainers → help → field

It seems like it’s a day for me, but it’s for all these people that wish me to be better day in and day out that made me better.” asserted

me → seem → people

Sean Manaea allowed five earned runs on seven hits and one walk over six innings to conclude his season with a 4.78 ERA. asserted

Manaea → allow → ERA

The lefty said his focus this offseason will be building up velocity. asserted

focus → say → velocity

Manaea struggled this season to maintain consistency with his fastball. asserted

Manaea → struggle → fastball

“At least having that for spring training, at least from the [start] and then my breaking ball,” Manaea said. asserted

Manaea → have → start

Manaea appeared on the right track at midseason — he had a brutal three months to begin the season — but concluded with a 6.35 ERA over his final seven starts. asserted

he → appear → starts

“I would say [this season] was a disappointment — we didn’t as a team do what we needed to do,” Manaea said. asserted

Manaea → say → what

“I personally didn’t need to do what I needed to do. asserted

I → need → what

Overall, I would say it was a disappointment.” asserted

it → say → ?

Carson Benge went 3-for-5 for a third straight multihit game. asserted

Benge → go → game

He batted .462 over his final 10 games this season. asserted

He → bat → games

Ronny Mauricio finished his season with a bang: He blasted his third homer in two days. asserted

He → finish → days

Francisco Lindor’s homer-or-bust strategy pays off with No. 300 as Mets star finishes chase before 2027

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