{
  "id": 10275337,
  "title": "New York Mets’ Francisco Lindor hits 300th home run in season finale",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/new-york-mets-francisco-lindor-hits-300th-home-run-in-season-finale",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-27T19:06:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/baseball/2026/09/27/new-york-mets-francisco-lindor-hits-300th-home-run-in-season-finale"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New York Mets player Francisco Lindor reached a significant milestone on Sunday as he hit his 300th home run during the team's season finale against the Washington Nationals. The event took place in the second inning of the game. This achievement marked Lindor's 21st homer of the season and his first since September 12. The five-time All-Star, who made his Mets debut after six seasons with Cleveland, has scored 162 home runs since joining the team before the 2021 season. Lindor is now the 172nd player to reach the 300-home run mark, placing him seventh among players to achieve this milestone this season. Among his recent company are Pete Alonso from Baltimore, Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani from the Los Angeles Dodgers, Matt Olson from Atlanta, Marcell Ozuna from Pittsburgh, and George Springer from Toronto.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Francisco Lindor hits 300th home run in Mets' season finale",
    "Lindor's 21st homer of the season, first since September 12",
    "172nd player to reach 300-home run milestone this season"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}