‘Hey, 341. How does that sound?’ ‘Yeah man, let’s do it!’

WASHINGTON — Francisco Lindor is one of three Major League players in history who can describe what it feels like to ink a deal worth at least $341 million. Mookie Betts ($365 million) and Mike Trout ($426.5 million) are the only others.

It all came together for the superstar shortstop in the 11th hour of his self-imposed deadline late Wednesday night. Lindor and the Mets had been in a stalemate since Monday, when the club offered a reported 10-year, $325 million contract extension. Lindor counter-offered with 12 years for $385 million and on Thursday he said, “I never drew a line in the sand.” He described his thought process as optimistic throughout those final few days. Though, according to sources, the Mets’ confidence that a deal would get done was low.

And then Lindor picked up the phone late Wednesday night.

“I was just happy that my agent (David Meter) called me,” Lindor said. “He’s like, ‘Hey, 341. How does that sound?’ I’m like, ‘All right, man. It sounds really good. Let’s do it.’ He’s like, ‘You sure?’ I’m like, ‘Yeah man, let’s do it!’ ”

Meter informed Mets team president Sandy Alderson and, just like that, the deal was done. Lindor’s 10-year contract goes into effect in 2022, and it will keep him in Queens until 2031. The $341 million he will receive has some deferments, but the overall value makes him the richest shortstop in history.

How did Lindor celebrate the deal? Well, he wanted to be in his own house, surrounded by his fiancee, Katya, and his daughter, screaming until his voice was hoarse. He wanted to hug and kiss his family, and then jump into his pool. But he was stuck in the team hotel here, so he screamed “a little,” he said. Then he called his closest family and friends, including Roberto Perez, plus players on the team — no matter that it was nearly midnight — and shared the good news.

“I called (my dad), he was happy, he was ecstatic,” Lindor said. “And I told him I wanted to scream. And he said, ‘No, no, no, don’t scream, don’t scream.’ I’m like, ‘Pops, what are you talking about?’ I’m like, ‘You know when you drive down the highway and you see a billboard with the Powerball that says $300 million? Imagine you getting that right now. You’re going to tell me you’re not going to scream? I’m going to scream. I want to scream.’”

Lindor said his Sunday night Italian dinner with Mets owner Steve Cohen played a role in the negotiations. It gave the shortstop a good sense of where the billionaire was coming from and how high his ceiling for a contract would ultimately be. Lindor even thought Cohen’s tweet last week about “crowdsourcing the answer” for what the shortstop would accept was funny. Lindor told him as much at dinner while he ate chicken parm that was “really good,” even though Cohen didn’t care for his ravioli.

“He’s all about winning and I think we won with this,” Lindor said. “Both sides are happy, are in a good, friendly zone, and I can’t wait to be stuck to his hip for the next 11 years.”

Luis Rojas was already in bed when he heard the news, on a call with his wife. Rojas told her about the deal before texting some other Mets coaches. The skipper said, despite the Mets being bummed out that Opening Day was postponed, Lindor’s longterm commitment had a definite effect on their energy Thursday. It gave players an obvious boost and a clear sign that they’re playing for a big-market team.

“Just to see that he’s going to be here for that period of time, it can give you that sense of winning mentality and presence that you’re going to have with just one guy,” Rojas said.

Lindor brings up everyone around him. In just six weeks, he’s influenced the way his teammates play, how they present themselves on and off the field and all he talks about is winning. When he agreed to the contract, he wasn’t just doing it for himself. Lindor said it was important for him to set the bar for the next shortstop class, while many of his peers and competitors, including Carlos Correa, Trevor Story, Corey Seager and Javier Baez, hit free agency after 2021.

“Players did that for me. They set up the path for me,” Lindor said, citing Manny Machado, Albert Pujols and Carlos Beltran as players who set the benchmark for large contracts. “And that’s why I’m getting paid what I’m getting paid today.

“It’s my turn to set up the market for the next players to come, and then they’re going to do it for somebody else behind them.”

Lindor isn’t worried about what kind of athlete he’ll be when his contract ends at 38. But he does know one thing.

“I’ll be a bad mother f’er,” Lindor said. “That’s it. That’s all I got to tell you.”