Showalter had previously expressed trepidation about his players participating in the tournament, mostly because he was worried about them ramping up too quickly for the regular season. He doubled down on this midway through the 2023 season, his last with the Mets, blaming a lot of the club’s troubles on the aftereffects of the tournament.

Francisco Lindor sent New York Mets fans home with a smile on their faces Friday evening after smacking his first walk-off HR with the team.

Francisco Lindor turned on an inside cutter from Ryan Fernandez leading off the ninth inning and sent the ball soaring into Citi Field’s second deck in right field, 401 feet away.