He has a long ways to go to reach Yankees legend Derek Jeter's all-time total among shortstops at 3,465 hits, but is now the 24th active MLB player with 1,500 career hits. Freddie Freeman has the most among active player with 2,270 hits, and Mets teammate Starling Marte is tied for 18th with Jason Heyward at 1,562 hits.
Based on Lindor's career average of 175 hits per season, he'd need to reach that mark for eight more seasons and then get another 100 hits to get 3,000 career hits.
After the win, Lindor was asked about the thought of playing another decade and what that would mean for his career, including the possibility of making the Hall of Fame.
"No... it does go to a place where it's like, 'Wow, this is a cool moment,'" Lindor said. "But you just got to continue to put your head down and climb the mountain, you can't let it get too big."
"I would love to be there one day, but it's still very far for me," Lindor said on making the HOF. "I look at a guy like Carlos Beltran that has twice the numbers I have today and he's not in there right now and I think he should be a Hall of Famer. You have guys like Jimmy Rollins that I think should also be in the Hall of Fame, yet they're not in it. For me the Hall of Fame is still far-fetched. I would love to be there one day, it would be one of the biggest honors, if not the biggest, of my career, but still a long way to go."
Beltran missed out on the Hall earlier this year, his third year on the ballot. The outfielder with 2,745 hits and 435 HRs received 70.3 percent of the votes, just shy of the 75 percent of the vote required to enter. Rollins totaled 2,455 hits and won the NL MVP in 2007 and a World Series title in 2008, among other accolades. He got 14.8 percent of the vote this year and has increased his total each year over his three years on the ballot.
Regardless if Lindor makes the Hall one day or not, the 31-year-old is focused on helping this Mets team win early in the season -- especially compared to 2024's 0-5 start.
"It's way better than last year," Lindor said. "Winning brings teams together, as well as losing, but most of the time winning brings teams together. You can feel the vibes. Even though we had fantastic vibes during spring training, you can tell guys are in a much better place today than they were in the middle of spring training. This month you got to grind, it's cold, it's not fun. You got to get it done.
"And to be able to win games, close games, it says a lot about our pitching staff and a lot about our defense and our hitters... We're winning the games, but we're playing good baseball. That's what I care about."
