in hits in the second half and was tied for 10th in HR after the break (T4th in runs/50)...From August 20 thru the end of the season he batted .308 (49/159) with 11 2B, 14 HR and 33 RBI over his final 40 games...Collected an extra-base hit in 10 straight games, Sept. 7-16, breaking the franchise record of 9 straight held by Sandy Alomar (9/28/96-4/13/97) and Hal Trosky (1934)... Equaled the longest such streak in MLB in 2017 (HOU's Alex Bregman)...Hit .360 (31/86) with 19 runs, 4 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR & 20 RBI over the A.L. Notched his second career 4-hit game and collected a career-high 3 doubles on July 16 at Oakland...On the year he made 158 starts at shortstop, recording a fielding pct. Position: Shortstop Bats: Both • Throws: Right 5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg) . hits (13) and was 5th with 20 bunts in play...Collected a career-high 4 RBI on July 30 vs. Kansas City, again on Sept. 16 vs. KC and finished a double shy of the cycle on Sept. 9 at Chicago-AL (3-5, 3B, HR, RBI, 2R)...Hit .370 (40-108) in 28 August games with 18 runs, 8 doubles, 2 home runs and 12 RBI (.913OPS), collecting the most hits in a single month by an Indians rookie since August 1964 (Chico Salmon)...From August 4 thru the end of the season he batted .361 (MLB-high 78 hits in 216AB) with 35 RS, 17 2B, 4 3B, 7 HR and 32 RBI in 56 games.

The Indians promoted Lindor to the The Indians purchased Lindor's contract from Columbus on June 14, 2015 and added him to the active roster.In 2016, Lindor finished season with a .301 batting average, 15 home runs, 78 RBIs, 19 stolen bases, 15 In 159 games for Cleveland, Lindor batted .273 with 33 home runs and 89 RBIs. Francisco Lindor roster status changed by Akron Aeros. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Broke Asdrúbal Cabrera's club record (25 in 2011) for home runs by a shortstop with 33 long balls, the most in Major League history by a switch-hitting shortstop, besting Jimmy Rollins (30, 2007) and Jose Valentin (30 in 2004)... His 81 extra-baggers are 2nd-highest total in MLB history for a switch-hitting SS behind Rollins' 88 in 2007...Lindor joined Hal Trosky (42 in 1936 and 35 in '34) and Manny Ramirez (31 in 1995) as the only Indians players 23-or-younger to have at least 30 HR in a season...Became the first shortstop 23-or-younger to enjoy a 30-homer campaign since 1999, when Alex Rodriguez launched 42 at 23...Led Major League SS in homers and led American League shortstops in OPS (.842) and was second in hits and runs scored. Bio. in sac. Full name FRANCISCO MIGUEL LINDOR...Single...Hit .528 (28/53) during his senior season at Montverde (FL) Academy High School with 6HR, 13 RBI and 20 steals and was named to the USA Today All-USA high school baseball team...Was also a Rawlings First Team All-American in 2011 and won the home run hitting contest at the Aflac All-American Game in August of 2010 in San Diego's PETCO Park...Moved to the Orlando area when he was 12 years old...In 2009, he helped Under-16 Team USA to a gold medal in Taiwan, hitting .500 with three triples and six steals...First prep player selected in the first round by Cleveland since 2001...Was ranked as the seventh-best prospect in the entire draft by Baseball America (third-highest position player) and Perfect Game...Participated in the 2014 Caribbean Games for the Puerto Rican National Team...Very active in the community, visiting numerous Boys and Girls Clubs and MLB Academies in Cleveland and around the country during the season...Hosted a Play Ball youth event on Jan. 21, 2017 in his hometown of Clermont, FL...Was also the brainchild of the "Lindor Smiles" community endeavor initiative that benefits the Miracle League of Ohio, which provides an opportunity for children and adults with mental and/or physical challenges to play baseball...2016-20 Tribe Fest participant...Lindor is active with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland and MLB's Reviving Baseball in the Inner Cities Program...In 2018, Francisco helped the Boys & Girls Club promote their Race for Kids, a fundraising event for after-school and weekend programing.Enjoyed another tremendous season, recording at least 40 doubles and 30 home runs for the third consecutive season, just the fifth player in MLB history to accomplish such a streak and only the second to turn the trick prior to his age 26 season (Albert Pujols)... Now owns the top three single-season home run and extra-base totals by a shortstop in franchise history....Is now third in career homers by a shortstop thru age-25 season behind Alex Rodriguez and Cal Ripken, Jr...In the annals of club history, he is second in club history in career hits (835) and home runs (130) within the first five years of a career and second in homers and fourth in hits by the age 26 seasons...The four-time AL All-Star is just the fourth hitter in franchise history to record three consecutive 30+ homer campaigns, joining Jim Thome, Manny Ramirez and Albert Belle...Is second in MLB in extra-base hits (237) over the last three seasons (since 2017)... Hit his 100th career home run, April 26 at Houston, third youngest player in club history and MLB shortstop to reach the threshold...Captured his second career Rawlings Gold Glove Award after the season...Is now tied for second in club history in home runs to start a game, notching six leadoff homers in 2019, giving him 18 for his career and 15 over the last two seasons...His most recent first inning home run came on Sept. 3 vs. Chicago-AL..Kenny Lofton also has 18 and Grady Sizemore is the franchise leader at 22...Missed the first 18 games of the season after suffering a right calf strain in early February working out in Florida...While rehabbing in Arizona in late March, he suffered a left ankle sprain running in the bases before beginning a three game rehab stint in AAA Columbus, April 16-18...Was activated on April 20 and made his season debut that day in the second game of a DH vs.

He is the second-youngest Indians player to earn a Rawlings Gold Glove Award behind Rick Manning (21 in 1976) and the youngest Major League player since Manny Machado (21 in 2013)....Second-youngest Major League shortstop to earn a Gold Glove behind Detroit's Alan Trammell in 1980 (22.227 in 1980)...Hit at least .293 in each month of the season before hitting .233 (21-90) in Sept/Oct (did walk 19 times to post a respectable .365 OB%, 15 runs)…Batted .341 (42-123) in 30 August games with 4 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 13 RB and 16 runs…Average went from .313 to .301 over the last month of the season as he fell from 6th to 11th in the A.L.