Francisco Lindor has a lot to smile.
Dynamo Mets’ short film joins Alexa at Zoom after breakfast a sunny spring morning. This season reaches one of the countless memorable games in Citi Field; Last night, against Arizona Diamondbacks, he saw him hit a two -way Homer who generated a Tom Hanks clip celebrating on the stands.
Then, as is Lindor, also known by Mr. Smile, this morning? “Fantastic!” He says with this signature smile. But it is not in the memories of the game. This is part of a deliberate and conscious approach that monitors the ball, literally and otherwise, and its consistent famous performance. After a game, it is allowed to process what happened before moving on. “I spend time in the field trying, not to meditate exactly, but to think about all the things that happened in the game,” he shares. “Then this is outside my brain. And I can continue and focus on recovery.”
(Our interview took place a few weeks before the star player suffered a broken pink, but he still managed to play at nine entries, in a harsh loss against the Dodgers.)
Lindor shows that equalized leadership on the pitch, even after a shaking. Its secret? “Live at the moment,” he says. “ When we are no longer right now, this is when we start to put ourselves too hyper, too much hidden.I have moments that create anxiety for me, and there are times when I start to live things, but I have worked to stay -at the moment I am playing: now I am a blow. Now I am a base runner. I enjoy the moment and then I am in the decrease and someone else.
Lindor’s philosophy also applies to his life at home with his wife Katia, his two young daughters, Kalina and Amapola, and his new team team, the son Koa, born in March. “Now I am a father; now I am a husband; I am now my wife’s friend: What does it need? This is how I navigate life,” he says.
The arrival of Koa may have inspired Lindor to add a new walk song next to his “My Girl” crowd pleasure, which causes that the whole stadium sings the whole stadium. Now he alternates with “No Ain’t No Mountain High High”, another classic in the 60’s that channels his spirit that can do and recognizes this change of life: “The biggest change is that not only” my girls, my girls “. Now there is a boy!”
When we talk, his wife and children are in Orlando, FLA. “My cousin also has two little girls, so they all get to hang out. So I think they are better right now.” (An adorable clip of girls who meet again with their father has gone viral.)
The filming of Lindor with Alexa took place in the beautiful Lake Nona, Fla., Not far from his family in Orlando. “Just after one of the days of spring training we led to there,” he says. “There were many good pieces that I liked to wear. From the pants to the top to the shoes, it was there, but at the same time it was a clean look. I liked that.”
The short film has become a style icon that always changes its appearance. This season, he says: “I am gravitating towards many creams and brown, more neutral colors. They are talking to me. It could be, like now, a cultivation lid or Baggy pants and a shirt.” He has not completely abandoned a brightness, however, “I still force -to bring colors. But I am more in the neutrals.”
When your style is a priority, dressing on the road seems to be limiting. But Lindor says it is the opposite. “At home, it’s a little harder, because I have all the pieces. On the road, I plan it. I say, OK, I have seven dresses. So now I know if I wear this today, I can’t wear it tomorrow. I can have four or five days later, but not the day later.”
It has been a door of clothing since childhood. “ I grew up with the girls, two sisters, whom they liked to dress -and they would not let me leave the house if I didn’t look good! I always loved Christmastime, because this was the opportunity for my mother to buy -in summer. In summer, we only brought anything. So I always enjoyed that time of year, because I meant that we would go for a good dress.
“As I grow old,” he continues, “My taste was refined. I work with a style coach and learned from him how to join different materials and this has helped me a lot.”
The love of Lindor’s fashion does not stop with his street style. As the fans know mets, he is famous for his personalized personalized baseball gloves. Jackie Robinson’s Day this April debuted a glove in honor of the legend, writing in an Instagram publication: “Thanks to Jackie for breaking inspirational barriers and generations. We play with the purpose for you #42”. He says that every new glove gives him an outbreak of energy: “I am like a child. I have something new in my hand. It’s very nice.” Lindor works with Rawlings to design the gloves, which the company sells in lots limited after its appearance in the field.
Lindor has also been known for his generous support for other players; It offers advice to younger colleagues and has been praised for its foster care to the new star player Juan Soto. “I speak a lot of s -t”, joked in an interview with TV of dirty territory, continuing to say that “I try to be what he speaks and also pushes the players to be better, and to be there for them and to do the backup whenever they need to do the backup.” Not all players want their help, according to him, and he is fine. For those who do it, he tells us: “They will come to talk to me, and I will guide them, and then they go there. We all have a different path.”
He is also delighted to put time in his programming – and reach his bank account – to help inspire the next generation, from aspiring players to artistic dreamers. “Children are the future and it is the best way to affect the world,” he says, “passing the knowledge and we hope it is a good example.” Lindor was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and moved to Florida at the age of 12 to attend the Montverde Academy, known for his athletics programs. Written by Cleveland in 2011, he made his important league debut in 2015 before being marketed in the Mets in 2021, and then signed a ten -year extension for $ 341 million, the third highest in the history of the league at that time.
He has regularly given his school, which he named a building after him in 2013: “All Education,” he says. “Every year I feel that I grow mentally and gain more knowledge. We are trying to create something where we help young musicians, young designers. Everyone wants to be a little smarter.”
At Citi Field, he has been welcoming “Lindor Smile Tuesdays”, where children come to know their hero and get to know how he keeps his pearly whites so dazzling. “It’s very great,” he devastates. “It is an opportunity to bring together a group of children and tell them the story of my smile, and then I have a dentist with me; it is more than the educational side, obviously.”
It turns out that this is a man who is seriously interested in the teeth. “I have always said that if I was not a basketball player, I would like to be a dentist,” he says. “I love the teeth and smiles. I feel like we are smiling. If you have a hard day and someone smiles, you may smile and, if you smile, you can give it the day.”
He will bring his smile from millions of dollars to 2026 World Baseball Classic, where he has just been named captain of Puerto Rico for the second time. “It is a privilege to represent the island,” he says. “I’m excited! I’m blessed.” He and his family try to return to Puerto Rico four or five times a year. Whenever they go, their arrival is, we will say, to point out. “It’s crazy, it’s like a carnival!” He says. “Hopefully where we end up. When children are old, I would love to go back so that they can have some of those who their mother and I made growing. To understand culture.”
Given the unpleasant rhythm of his life right now, when he returns home, Lindor is mainly to spend his time in the house, or where his family leads him. “I am a person from home a lot, such as,” he says with a laugh. “Katia is the one that takes me away. Everything they decide to do, I will do it.
In the meantime, world series are large; The Mets have had a strong season opening, with Lindor delivering Electrifying Home. “I would love to win -everything. We have a good team,” he says. But with his characteristic balanced approach, he adds: “Have a good team promises nothing!”
At the location: Our cover shoot took place on Lake Nona Wave Hotel in Orlando, FLA. With a sculpture garden of 50,000 square feet, more than 500 pieces of contemporary art and a rich pool, the getaway emphasizes art and luxurious design. The Wave culinary program is also highlighted, with two restaurants recommended by Michelin (the Japanese Nami and Latin inspired by Latin) among its five food and beverage offers. The 234 rooms of the hotel include 18 suites and an assortment of “Pou+Ech” rooms, with a rotation of avant -garde welfare innovations: the perfect complement to their state -of -the -art health and health club. Rooms of $ 299 per night on Lake Nona Wave Hotel
Photographer: Eduardo Rezende; Redader: Redader French serene; Stylist: Anahita Moussavian; Photo publisher: Jessica Hober; Booker talent: Patty Adams Martinez; Groomer: Casey Cheek by ABTP; Fashion Assistant: Jena Beck, Photo Assistant: Heribeth Rojas Ramos, Videographer: Matthew McDermott
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