CLEVELAND – Maybe there will be a time later in Francisco Lindor’s career when he will develop some kind of choreography for when he hits a home run. Perhaps he’ll raise an arm like Edwin Encarnacion or give the double-barreled point to the sky like David Ortiz. Maybe he’ll keep it simple and trot steadily like Hank Aaron, elbows raised high.
But for now, at age 22, Lindor’s response to home runs is an eruption of joy.
“The whole world turns into a trampoline,” teammate Jason Kipnis said.
When Lindor homered against the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of the Indians’ division series -- the third homer in the same inning for Cleveland -- Lindor became a finger-painting of emotion.
On Friday night, in the first game of American League Championship Series, Lindor belted a 76 mph changeup from Marco Estrada on an 0-2 count -- one of the only mistakes Estrada made in an exceptional outing -- and launched the baseball high over the wall in right-center field.