Mets' Lindor: 'Getting booed sucks'

The first two months of Francisco Lindor's tenure with the New York Mets haven't gone according to plan. The boos started in April and have only gotten louder as his struggles continue through May.

And while it weighs on him, Lindor understands and shares in the frustration.

"Getting booed sucks, man," Lindor said, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. "It's not fun. It's a lonely feeling, especially when it's your home crowd. But with that being said, they want results, and there's not one person in this world that expects more results than myself. They want results, and so do I. I want the results more than they do."

Lindor was slashing .185/.290/.268 with three home runs in 44 games entering play Saturday.

The 27-year-old is putting in work in the batting cage to rediscover his swing and rhythm, but it hasn't happened yet. Through it all, he's attempting to maintain perspective.

"It's baseball. It's crazy. It's a hard game, and it's a very humbling game," Lindor said. "That little baseball don't care how much I got paid, don't care how much numbers I've put up in the past, and definitely your opponents don't care either. … For those people that think the game is easy, I would like them to go to the batting cage and try hitting it and see how it goes."

Lindor was one of baseball's brightest young stars over his first five MLB seasons. He hit .288/.347/.493 with 130 home runs in 717 games while earning a spot on four straight AL All-Star rosters.

That resume led to his 10-year, $341-million contract extension after being acquired by New York from the Cleveland Indians this past offseason.

Despite Lindor's uncharacteristic season-long slump - and a long list of injuries plaguing the team - the Mets lead the NL East with a 24-20 record and are riding a three-game win streak as Saturday's game against the Atlanta Braves gets underway.