Edwin kind of calmed the team a little bit. "It's one of those moments that you wish you could go back and kind of do it in slow motion that way no one goes through that. And that's when I realized I loved Edwin a lot. "I never knew I loved Edwin so much until I couldn't stop crying. "It was heartbreaking," Lindor said Monday. After closing out Puerto Rico's victory over the Dominican Republic, the All-Star closer's knee appeared to buckle during the postgame celebration and he collapsed to the ground, writhing in pain as his teammates tearfully watched. ![]() With Lindor and his Puerto Rico teammates looking on, Diaz was carried off the field in tears Wednesday night with what was diagnosed as a torn patellar tendon. I've lost both and it is not a good feeling." It's not a fair question because I want to win two, three, four World Series and two, three, four WBCs. "I'm not going to answer that question," he said. The four-time All-Star shortstop declined to answer whether he would rather win a World Series or a WBC title. Lindor said he is "super proud to be a New York Met" but also "super proud to be a Puerto Rican," and emphasized that MLB players' "participation should still be there" in future years. We have an opportunity to represent our countries and learn from our peers. "But we all love our countries and want to represent our countries. ![]() "We all care for each other and no one wants to get hurt," Lindor said. ![]() Although he said Diaz's injury "broke my heart," Lindor told reporters he "100 percent" plans to play for Puerto Rico again in the next WBC and said "it's a blessing and an honor and a privilege" to represent his country. The injuries to Diaz and Houston Astros star Jose Altuve have reignited the debate over MLB players participating in the WBC. Lindor addressed a wide range of WBC-related topics with reporters Monday night - five days after teammate Edwin Diaz suffered a season-ending knee injury while celebrating a victory by Puerto Rico. New York Mets star Francisco Lindor is all-in on the World Baseball Classic and disagrees with the stance that Major League Baseball players should avoid the event because of the risk of injury. MLB, World Baseball Classic, New York Mets You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserįrancisco Lindor supports World Baseball Classic despite Edwin Diaz injury
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