Fearsome Four Flexes Power at Citi Field Opener

The top of the order lived up to the preseason hype Friday at the Citi Field opener. (Recall that Francisco Alvarez said in spring training that the Mets had the best lineup in baseball.)

It didn’t take long, with Francisco Lindor leading off the home first with a double (aided by a nifty slide around the tag attempt). And then Pete Alonso struck an opposite-field home run in his first at-bat at Citi Field after a winter that saw his free agency negotiations drag into February.

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