Francisco Lindor reacts during the Mets' Aug. 2 game. Jason Szenes for the NY Post

Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeil had a heated confrontation last season, just the latest friction between the teammates in what has been a turbulent Mets relationship.

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After a defensive lapse on June 20 in Philadelphia, an angry Lindor at some point began verbally attacking McNeil, according to a source, leading to what was described as a tense standoff between the two. The Mets lost their seventh straight that night — an initial stretch of futility that indicated maybe something was amiss with a team that had surged a season-hig

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