Francisco Lindor on Juan Soto, Mets Pressure, & The Future Of MLB

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Business, Entrepreneurship, Sports

4.4 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor sits down with Rich Kleiman to talk about the pressure of playing in New York, the blockbuster addition of Juan Soto and his $756M contract, and why the Mets might finally be taking over the city.

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0:00.0	Two, one. What's up everybody and welcome to another boardroom cover story. For our April cover story,
0:07.3	we have the honor to have an interview today with a very special guest, somebody that means a lot to me,
0:13.1	being that I am a lifelong MEP fan. So please welcome to the show. The New York Mets leadoff hitter,
0:19.4	shortstop, All Star, and I say future MVP, my friend,
0:24.9	Francisco Lindor.
0:26.0	Thank you, brother.
0:26.7	Thank you.
0:27.3	I appreciate you.
0:28.0	Welcome to the show.
0:29.0	Thank you, brother.
0:29.6	Thank you.
0:30.0	I'm excited to be here.
0:30.9	Appreciate you being on.
0:33.6	Let's talk about New York right now.
0:37.4	You know, obviously ending last season was exciting. I was at opening. Let's talk about New York right now.
0:40.3	You know, obviously ending last season was exciting.
0:42.6	I was at opening day the other day.
0:45.8	And I could feel the excitement in the stadium.
0:49.2	It was almost like a continuation of October.
0:57.8	For you, going into this season, do you feel this extra kind of sense of pressure maybe or that the expectations have risen after you guys' performance last year?
1:01.5	I mean, every time you in New York, there's always pressure.
1:06.6	You know, I love it.
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