The team built on its surprising playoff success from last year by handing out the largest contract in baseball history to Juan Soto, and it paid top dollar for other win-now additions like Clay Holmes and Frankie Montas.

Francisco Lindor, based on the first reveal of voting tallies this week, is the strong favorite to be the NL’s starting shortstop in the All-Star Game.

MLB Announces Francisco Lindor News After Mets’ Third Straight Loss originally appeared on Athlon Sports. For the first time this season, the New York Mets were swept by the Tampa Bay Rays during their three-game weekend series. Before their series against the Rays, New York had won six consecutive games.