NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets slugger Juan Soto was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a left calf strain that's expected to sideline him for at least three weeks and probably more.The five-time All-Star underwent imaging that revealed a grade 2 strain, interim manager Andy Green said.Soto missed 15 games from April 4-21 with a right calf strain and the Mets went 3-12 without him — losing their last 12 games during that stretch.“Anticipation is right now it’s going to take longer than last time,” Green said before Saturday night's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. “He was about three weeks last time, so it’s a little more significant than last time. He’s a guy we love having on the field.
He's a guy who loves being on the field competing. We’ll be without him for a period of time.”But at this stage, the Mets are uncertain about anything more specific.“We have more people looking at the MRI right now,” Green said. “It’s quick and a bit presumptuous to define an exact timeline.
With our organization we just check in with experts, not just in house but across the world for these types of things. So we’ll have some more people look at this, get a better handle on how long this will be and at this point in time, not going to get any more definitive on a timeline.”The injury to Soto is the latest setback in a miserable season for the last-place Mets (43-61), who were minus star shortstop Francisco Lindor from April 23 to June 23 because of a left calf strain.Soto walked twice against Los Angeles Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki during Friday night’s 4-2 loss at Citi Field before being replaced by pinch-hitter Jorge Polanco in the sixth inning with the score tied at 1.After the game, Green said Soto felt discomfort pushing off when running to second base. He had been nursing the nagging injury since returning from the All-Star break last week.Soto is hitting .283 with 21 homers, 52 RBIs and an NL-best .947 OPS in 84 games this season.
He sat out Wednesday’s 4-3 loss at Milwaukee but was back in the lineup Friday after the Mets had a day off.The lone All-Star for the last-place Mets this year, Soto exited the team’s first game after the break in the eighth inning on July 16 at Philadelphia. New York was off the following day, and he returned to the lineup as the designated hitter on Saturday and Sunday against the Phill… Mets All-Star Juan Soto was diagnosed with a Grade 2 left calf strain and is expected to miss a significant period of time.
Soto walked twice against Los Angeles Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki in Friday night’s 4-2 loss at Citi Field before being replaced by pinch-hitter Jorge Polanco in the sixth inning with the score tied at 1. After the game, Mets interim manager Andy Green said Soto felt discomfort pushing off when running to second base. Soto is hitting .283 with 21 homers, 52 RBIs and an NL-best .947 OPS in 84 games this season.
He missed 15 games from April 4-21 with a right calf strain, and the Mets went 3-12 without him — losing their last 12 games during that stretch. Soto sat out Wednesday’s 4-3 loss at Milwaukee but was back in the lineup Friday after the Mets had a day off. The lone All-Star for the last-place Mets this year, Soto exited the team’s first game after the break in the eighth inning on July 16 at Philadelphia.
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