Francisco Lindor is the team’s MVP and, perhaps in the future, its captain.

Pete Alonso, a two-time Home Run Derby champion and renowned slugger who has become a national figure, could be the face of the team.

In many ways, Brandon Nimmo is the heart of the team, and that heart had a euphoric scene for the Mets on Wednesday night at Citi Field.

It all engulfed Nimmo as Edwin Diaz pumped a fastball past Kyle Schwarber to cap off a 4-1 victory over the Phillies and clinch an NLDS win that takes Nimmo to the NLCS for the first time in his nine years in Queens.

A first-round pick out of a Wyoming high school in 2011 took his team to the brink of the World Series 13 years later.

He knows the effort that goes into every game and every season.

All the work and moments, big and small, culminated in an NLCS trip that brought the longest-tenured Mets player to tears.

“When it’s never been done before, you always wonder what it’s like when it actually happens,” said a red-eyed Nimmo in a champagne-filled clubhouse. “It always seems a little bit out there, like you can’t quite grasp it. What would it actually be like to grab and hold?

“When we were able to do that… the emotion that washed over me — I tried not to worry about it, keep playing our game, the game ain’t over, you always go through the last out — and the emotion pouring over me was incredible.”

The Mets have clinched a playoff spot in Atlanta.

They survived a wild-card gauntlet in Milwaukee.

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For the first time in ballpark history, the Mets clinched a playoff series at Citi Field.

“To be able to do this for the first time in front of the fans here at Citi Field is a dream come true for me and everything I ever wanted when I was drafted,” Nimmo said.

The Mets survived the Phillies series just like they survived everything else this season: with maximum theatrics.

They dug a hole, trailing 1-0 after five innings, before Lindor hit a go-ahead grand slam in the sixth.

Edwin Diaz flirted with disaster late, and the Mets’ own breathing continued.

Nimmo was looking ahead to a game against the Padres or Dodgers and didn’t care what lay in store for the Mets.

This moment meant a lot, but he is looking for more.

“We think we have as good a chance as anyone. We thought that from the beginning,” said Nimmo, whose team will be in the last four. “This is amazing, and we’re going to absorb it… but it’s just the next step in the journey. And we’re not about to just settle down here and lie down.

“We’re going to go out there and we’re going to give it everything we’ve got.”