New York Mets' star shortstop Francisco Lindor announced Wednesday that he'll serve as the captain for Puerto Rico at the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Lindor also participated for Puerto Rico at the 2023 event, helping to lead his country to the quarterfinals where it lost to Mexico, 5-4.

The New York Mets currently sit atop the National League East standings with a 11-7 record through 18 games. This comes despite some limited offensive production and injuries to key players. Fresh off an NLCS appearance,

Francisco Lindor's early-season offensive struggles are the norm, but now there have been costly miscues in the field from the four-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove Award winner. During the third inning of the New York Mets' loss to the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday,