WSJ: Mets' Francisco Lindor in Contract to Buy $20M New York Penthouse
Joseph Zucker@@JosephZucker
Featured Columnist IVDecember 10, 2024
New York Mets owner Steve Cohen wasn't the only notable figure within the organization who made a big purchase this week.
The Wall Street Journal's Katherine Clarke reported Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor entered into a contract to purchase a $20 million penthouse in Manhattan.
Lindor still has seven year to run on his $341 million contract, so getting the money together for the purchase probably wasn't an issue.
The four-time All-Star is coming off his best season since signing with the Mets. He had 33 home runs, 91 RBI and a .273/.344/.500 slash line. His 7.8 WAR ranked sixth among all position players at FanGraphs.
Lindor's performance and the Mets' run to the NLCS helped to cement him as an elite MLB talent again.
Now, he won't be the only one calling Citi Field home after the team reportedly agreed to a record-setting $765 million deal with Juan Soto. Signing Soto, and luring him away from the New York Yankees in the process, was a major coup that could shift the balance of power in the Big Apple.
