Slumping Mets bump Lindor from leadoff spot

NEW YORK -- Francisco Lindor was dropped from the leadoff spot Wednesday nighttime with the New York Mets successful a large tailspin.

After making 191 consecutive starts astatine the apical of the lineup, Lindor was listed successful the No. 2 spread arsenic the designated hitter for the 2nd crippled of a day-night doubleheader against the Milwaukee Brewers and their rookie sensation, hard-throwing right-hander Jacob Misiorowski.

The slumping Lindor went 0 for 4 arsenic New York mustered lone 2 hits during a 7-2 nonaccomplishment successful the opener, leaving him 2 for 29 with 1 locomotion successful his past 7 games. He is 8 for 60 (.133) successful 15 games since June 15 and his batting mean has plummeted from .289 with an .858 OPS connected June 7 to .255 with a .766 OPS done Game 1 of the twinbill.

Brandon Nimmo was bumped up to leadoff, a relation helium was accustomed to earlier Mets manager Carlos Mendoza moved Lindor from 3rd successful the bid to archetypal successful May 2024, citing the occurrence the switch-hitter enjoyed atop the lineup earlier successful his vocation with Cleveland.

The determination led to Lindor breaking retired of a prolonged slump and the Mets taking disconnected pursuing a miserable start. The prima shortstop finished runner-up to Shohei Ohtani for NL MVP past year, and New York made a astonishment playoff tally earlier losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers successful the National League Championship Series.

Lindor and the Mets some got retired of the gross overmuch amended this season, but New York (48-38) had mislaid 4 consecutive and 14 of 17 heading into the 2nd crippled of Wednesday's doubleheader.