FRANCISCO LINDOR DIDN’T REALIZE HE WAS IN MIDDLE OF ‘ACT-PROFESSIONAL’ CONTROVERSY
The polarizing broadcasting clip involving Francisco Lindor that went viral on Wednesday came as a surprise to Lindor on Thursday.
In the fifth inning of Wednesday’s victory over the Phillies, the Mets shortstop caught a line drive from Edmundo Sosa on a play that began with Kody Clemens attempting to steal second base.
Clemens, no doubt doubled off, made no attempt to return to first base.
Lindor lobbed a two-hopper to Pete Alonso for the double play, which apparently violated an unwritten rule for the NBC Sports Philadelphia broadcast.
“I’m not a big fan,” said color commentator Ben Davis, a major league catcher in the 1990s and 2000s. “Be a little bit more professional about it.”
Francisco Lindor casually throws to first for a no-doubt double play against the Phillies.MLB..com 
The Phillies react after the double play.MLB.com “Yeah, it’s almost like showing me up,” said play-by-player Tom McCarthy, a former Mets radio voice.
As the internet debated the play, Lindor was unaware about the criticism. Informed about the comments, Lindor correctly pointed out that Clemens “was running to the dugout” when he flipped the ball to Alonso.
The runner had given up on the play, so the shortstop wanted to be as risk-free as possible in his throw to first. He did not want to airmail a toss.
“Instead of throwing it to first base, I threw it softer to make sure it was going to be an out,” Lindor said.
Philly broadcasters aren't fans of Francisco Lindor's lob to first pic.twitter.com/0ao3Tb4R9h
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) June 1, 2023Lindor was not bothered by the comments and said the broadcasters were doing their jobs, but he defended how he conducts himself on the field.
“I wasn’t trying to show anybody up. That’s not how I play the game,” Lindor said before the Mets finished a series with the Phillies at Citi Field. “I don’t have much to say. I didn’t hear [it]. It doesn’t really mean much.”
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