The Mets may have walked away with a much-needed 7-3 victory in the Little League Classic, but Francisco Lindor made sure to lighten the mood afterward with a playful jab at his own parents.

After failing to snag Jorge Polanco’s soft liner in the fourth inning, which fell just out of his reach and plated Seattle’s first run, Lindor deadpanned: “I’ll blame my mom and dad.” The Mets’ shortstop then went on to redeem himself at the plate, finishing the night 3-for-5 with an RBI double, but his tongue-in-cheek excuse became one of the night’s funniest moments.

While Lindor’s glove didn’t deliver in that instance, his bat certainly did. He’s now riding a six-game hitting streak, with multiple hits in five straight contests, a sharp rebound after enduring a five-game drought earlier this m

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