Francisco Lindor apologized for behavior after homer even though nobody objected

If anyone thought the Twins were upset about Francisco Lindor's reaction to hitting a home run on his return to Puerto Rico, they were imagining it.

April 18, 2018 at 5:38PM
(Howard Sinker/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

After Cleveland's Francisco Lindor hit his fifth-inning home run that caused jubilation at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan on Tuesday night, he ran the bases excitedly, came out for a curtain call and bowed from his shortstop position after taking the field in the bottom of the inning.

Then he apologized.

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But nobody on the Twins had taken offense, even though Lindor's words could have made you curious if something was said.

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And furthermore:

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One of the best reactions came from WCCO-AM producer Dan Cook, who tweeted:

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So there you go. No controversy. Nothing like Brian Dozier's reaction to the ninth-inning bunt single (against a shift) by a Baltimore batter during the opening weekend of the season.

Just a sweet moment at the expense of a hanging curveball.

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Howard Sinker

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Howard Sinker is digital sports editor at startribune.com and curates the website's Sports Upload blog. He is also a senior instructor in Media and Cultural Studies at Macalester College in St. Paul.

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