Francisco Lindor was celebrating perhaps the greatest victory of his career.
His Team Puerto Rico had just upset and eliminated the World Baseball Classic-favorite Dominican Republic. The final was 5-2 and Lindor and double-play partner Javier Baez were hugging around second base, back to the infield when they turned 180 degrees — literally and metaphorically.
The official diagnosis would come the next day — a torn right patellar tendon. But Lindor and everyone in the game knew that night how bad it was. ThatA few nights later, Astros star second baseman Jose Altuve, playing for Venezuela, incurred a broken thumb when hit by Team USA reliever Daniel Bard. Altuve is going to likely be sidelined for two months.
Obviously, the Mets’ road from here to the Canyon of Heroes became more difficult without Diaz. Yet, Lindor refused to lower the expectation.
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