How Carlos Mendoza made his Opening Day lineup
New York Mets’ manager Carlos Mendoza speaks to the press on Opening Day at Citi Field. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Carlos Mendoza on today’s lineup construction:
“I could’ve gone a lot of different ways. And it goes to show you that we’ve got a deep lineup, when we’re talking about having a decision whether you hit [Francisco] Alvarez ninth or fifth. It goes to show you that they’re capable of hitting anywhere in the lineup. I just thought with how Luis [Robert] looked in spring training, the track record when he’s healthy, and just continue to create balance.”
“You could make a case for Marcus Semien hitting seventh or ninth. There was a lot of different directions I could have gone and I just decided to go that way.”
David Lennon is an award-winning columnist, a voter for baseball's Hall of Fame and has covered six no-hitters, including two perfect games.
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