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Finding out Francisco Lindor has never been an All-Star as a Met is not exactly like the day you learn there is no Tooth Fairy, but it does come with a “Wait! What?” reaction.

It feels nearly impossible to believe that a potentially Cooperstown-bound player in his prime who over the past three seasons has finished no worse than top nine for NL MVP, won two shortstop Silver Sluggers and plays in a huge market with a big personality had not over his first four Mets seasons gained Midsummer Classic entry.

“You have got to have a good first half and I haven’t had a good All-Star-type first half with the Mets, where people feel like I deserve to be an All-Star,” Lindor said.

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This velvet rope seems like it is going to fall. Lindor, a four-time All-Star with Cleveland, has never been better positioned to find the alchemy of strong first half/popularity contest that goes into gaining an All-Star spot.