The Mets’ “thumbs-down” fiasco doesn’t seem to be bothering Francisco Lindor too much.
The team’s $341 million shortstop spent his off day Monday with his family watching Andy Murray take on third-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas at the U.S. Open. Lindor could be seen flashing his signature smile while holding his daughter Kalina and sitting with fiancée Katia Reguero inside Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The pleasant afternoon came a day after Lindor, Javier Baez and Kevin Pillar found themselves in an unpleasant situation when the meaning behind the players’ thumbs-down gesture was revealed. Baez said after the Mets’ 9-4 win over the Nationals at Citi Field on Sunday that the hand signal was being used to respond to the fans booing the team during its recent struggles that have knocked it out of a playoff spot.
“[It’s] to let [fans] know when we don’t have success we are going to get booed, so they are going to get booed when we have success,” Baez said.
The gestures and what they represent were slammed in a Sunday night statement from team president Sandy Alderson, who called them “totally unacceptable and said they “will not be tolerated.” Team owner Steve Cohen exclusively told The Post’s Joel Sherman on Monday that the players “hit the third rail” by messing with the fans. Lindor has yet to publicly address the situation.
Lindor did take time to sign autographs for fans at the U.S. Open, as seen in a Newsday video. A fan at one point yelled to him, “Hey Frankie, thumbs-up from now on, baby” and “no more thumbs-down.” Lindor responded with a thumbs-up and a smile.
Lindor, 27, signed a 10-year, $341 million contract extension with the team after being acquired in a trade with the Indians this past offseason and already has a rocky relationship with Mets fans. He was booed heavily as he struggled early on and again recently.
“It’s interesting and it’s funny and it sucks,” Lindor said in April after being booed at Citi Field. “It doesn’t feel right, for sure. Interesting, because this is the first time that it happened in my career, and funny because I’m getting booed and people think I’m gonna go home and think about why I’m getting booed. I get it. They’re booing because there’s no results. That’s it. They expect results, I expect results and I get it. It’s part of the job.
Lindor’s first season in Queens has been a lost one. He’s hitting just .224, with 10 home runs, 38 RBIs and a .686 OPS and missed more than a month because of a strained right oblique. The Mets are currently 7 ¹/₂ games behind the first-place Braves in the NL East.
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