John Mayer says Mets’ Francisco Lindor inspired him to act due to finger injury | News, scores, highlights, statistics and rumors

Connecticut-born singer John Mayer is a huge New York Mets fan. Following the team’s loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS on Sunday night, he took to social media to express his admiration for shortstop Francisco Lindor and the team.

Mayer, a member of the band Dead & Company, had an impressive 30-show residency at the Las Vegas Sphere and the singer was inspired by Lindor when he seriously injured his finger during a performance, as reported by TMZ Sports.

“My first thought was how to play with the other three fingers,” he wrote on social media. “That’s what Lindor would have done, and that’s what I did.”

Lindor endured much of the Mets’ season with a back injury, posting 14 hits and two home runs with eight RBI during the Mets’ postseason run.

Lindor’s commitment to his team clearly resonated with Mayer and helped in his decision to continue with his own team.

“You could see the dedication in his eyes, in his plays — you could even see it in his strikeouts; it wasn’t a case of ‘I couldn’t do it,’ just ‘I didn’t do it that time,” Mayer wrote.”

THE Gravity the singer ended his post by writing: “Your monumental run was enough to unify a city, bring families, friends together and remind us all that, above all, nothing is a more powerful force for achieving success than effort.”

Mayer ended his residency alongside Dead & Company on August 10, making him fully available to watch the Mets advance in the playoffs before losing to the Dodgers.