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The Major League Baseball Players Association has announced Francisco Lindor as a finalist for the Marvin Miller Man of the Year award.
The Marvin Miller award was created in 1997 as a players’ choice award and recognizes the outstanding on and off-field performances of players. The award is named after Marvin Miller, who was the MLBPA executive director from 1966 to 1982. Miller negotiated the first collective bargaining agreement in MLB history and was instrumental in removing the reverse clause.
Lindor, along with Marcus Semien and Brent Suter, has been recognized for his on-field performance and off-the-field charity work. His leadership in the Mets clubhouse and historic year brought the Mets to the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
Lindor’s off-the-field charity work, however, is more impressive than his on-the-field numbers. In 2017-2018, he made several trips to Puerto Rico to help the island recover from Hurricane Maria. He has been a staple in the Make-A-Wish and Boys & Girls Club communities, among other groups. Lastly, Lindor has given back to the community that helped him prosper as a baseball player and student. In 2021, he donated $1 million to Montverde Academy in Florida, where he attended school after immigrating to the United States, and created the Lindor Scholarship Fund. The fund provides financial assistance to selected students and prospective students.
If he wins, Lindor will become the second Met in MLB history to win the Marvin Miller Man of the Year award. Curtis Granderson, who has won on four separate occasions, received the award after the 2016 season.
