Francisco Lindor made sure that the Mets would take care of business against the Royals with a clutch home run.

Still, because of MLB’s policy that every team must be represented, a player like Miami Marlins outfielder Kyle Stowers gets in instead of Soto. While Stowers is having a good season, batting .279 with an .859 OPS, including 16 home runs and 48 RBIs, he trails Soto, virtually, in every category except batting average — Soto’s batting .264.

The New York Mets may want to poach an outfielder this year. A trade for Minnesota Twins star Byron Buxton could be exactly what New York needs.

For Francisco Lindor, the honor in starting the All-Star Game is linked to the manner in which it was decided.

Perhaps it was because reporters entered the locker room as the embargo was being lifted on which players had made the All-Star team. Mets first baseman Pete Alonso and closer Edwin Díaz were announced, alongside shortstop Francisco Lindor, who will make his first start in the Midsummer Classic next week.

I always tell people that David Wright is 100 times better a person than he was a player, and he was a damn good player. He was a seven-time All-Star, a 30-30 man, the winner of two Gold Gloves,

The New York Mets need to add a star bat to their outfield alongside Juan Soto, and they could find the ideal trade target in a deal with the Boston Red Sox.

But there was the Mets left-hander being called Thursday afternoon to Carlos Mendoza’s office, where he was informed by the manager and pitching coach Jeremy Hefner that he had been chosen to the National League roster. Peterson, a first-time All-Star, is replacing Robbie Ray.

Mets star Brandon Nimmo called out the league for their flawed process for snubbing Juan Soto in the All-Star game.