Jose Iglesias delivers in clutch spot for Mets as Francisco Lindor’s replacement
NY Post
When the season began, Jose Iglesias was an afterthought, a veteran toiling in the minor leagues.
Now, he’s a critical piece to the Mets, made even more important with Francisco Lindor’s back injury that is likely to keep him out of this week’s series against the Nationals, if not longer.
Monday night was a first: Iglesias was starting at shortstop for the Mets.
This wasn’t new: He added to his clutch year by driving in the game-tying run in the eighth inning of his team’s 2-1, 10-inning victory, adding to his already impressive numbers with runners in scoring position (now 18-for-47 with 22 of his 25 RBIs.)
“The only thing that changes is my playing time. I have no room for rest. I’ve got to go up there with everything I’ve got,” said Iglesias, who is now riding a 10-game hitting streak. “And that’s what I’m here for. I’m just glad to do that. Like I said, I’m just trying to do my job and contribute to help this team all the way through.”
Before the game, manager Carlos Mendoza explained the decision to play Iglesias at shortstop.
With the Yankees on an impressive run of mostly correct decisions, there’s some reason to leave them alone and just let the best team in the American League continue to roll. But they did raise serious doubt and leave room for suggestions (and even ridicule) following maybe the most inexplicable decision of this season, or any season.
The Giants have never been 0-2 under Brian Daboll, until now. They were 2-0 and flying high in 2022 and 1-1 after a rousing comeback in Arizona in 2023. So, this represents a low point as far as early-season difficulties for Daboll and the Giants. They had no business beating the Vikings in the opener and no business losing to the Commanders in Week 2. But here they are.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Harrison Butker kept making a lonely walk to midfield after each quarter Sunday to check on the direction of the wind, which tends to swirl inside Arrowhead Stadium. He did it one last time during the 2-minute warning, when his Chiefs were trailing the Bengals by two and trying to give him a winning field-goal attempt.