Mets star shows support for Buck Showalter amid struggles, shuts down notion that he's lost clubhouse

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The New York Mets may be the most disappointing team in all of baseball.

Their $346 million payroll is the highest in the history of North American professional sports, and after a 101-win season last year, they are currently 35-43 and 8.5 games out of a postseason spot.

The Mets are 5-16 in their last 21 games, and they own the third-worst record in baseball since April 22, leading to many Mets fans calling for Buck Showalter's job — just seven months after he was named the NL Manager of the Year.

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Francisco Lindor #12 of the New York Mets talks with manager Buck Showalter #11 in the dugout before a game against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on September 21, 2022 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

However, that's not even a thought in the Mets' clubhouse, says their star shortstop.

"Buck is one of the best managers in the league," Francisco Lindor said to SNY. "One hundred percent."

From the outside looking in, it seems easy to say that Showalter has lost the clubhouse. But Lindor says that couldn't be further from the truth.

"He has not lost the team," Lindor said. "He is still in the front. He is still holding on to the clubhouse. I told him last year, if he posts up, I’ll post up. And he had posted up every day."

Showalter is a four-time Manager of the Year, winning each time in a different decade. He's been managing on-and-off since 1992, so Lindor couldn't imagine another man leading the squad, despite their porous season thus far.

New York Mets manager Buck Showalter, left, celebrates with Francisco Lindor after a baseball game