Two Key New York Mets Stars Project as All-Star Selections

Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor may be the two most likely New York Mets to make it to Seattle next month with the National League.

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The New York Mets hope to have more than one player on the National League All-Star team when the game is played on July 11 in Seattle.

Luckily, ESPN projects the Mets with two All-Starts with a month to go before the teams are selected and the game is played.

While the Mets weren’t projected to have a starter or a pitcher on the team, two position players were projected as reserves — first baseman Pete Alonso and shortstop Francisco Lindor.

The rationale for selecting Alonso? Per ESPN:

The batting average is low, although mostly due to a ridiculously low average on balls in play rather than anything else, but he does lead the NL in home runs and RBIs and has delivered some key late-game home runs for the Mets.

The two-time All-Star does have a low batting average going into Wednesday’s action, but his overall slash of .231/.323/.546/.869 comes with a MLB-leading 22 home runs and a NL-leading 49 RBI.

The same seems to hold true for Lindor, who per ESPN gets some help from the rest of the shortstop class:

The batting average and OBP are way too low, but he does lead NL shortstops in runs and RBIs and his defense has been outstanding. Still, he gets this mostly by default, as Trea Turner hasn't been good and Xander Bogaerts hasn't exactly torn it up in San Diego.

Lindor is a four-time All-Star who is slashing .214/.287/.416/.703 with 11 home runs and 42 RBI. Last season he finished ninth in MVP voting.