Juan Soto's Rehab: Hope for Mets' Slumping Offense

0:00It's April 17th, I'm Cory with the story, and this is MLB News Today Baseball News powered by AI. The New York Mets are mired in a 7-game losing streak, but there's hope on the horizon with star hitter Juan Soto wrapping up his rehab from a calf. Injury Nearly two weeks after straining his right calf on April 3rd against the San Francisco Giants, Soto has started running drills and even taken, batting practice indoors. For the injury, the 27-year-old was scorching hot, hitting 355 with a Homer and 4 RBIs in eight games. The Mets' offense has been ice cold without him, scoring zero or one run in five of their last six games, and just nine runs total over the skid-six, from one outburst against the athletics. Meanwhile, more line-up headaches loom as outfielder Jared Young sat out Tuesday with need discomfort that could land him on the injured list, while in-fielder Jorge Palanco battles in a killi's issue that's tanking his bat.

1:00Soto's power could flip the script for the 7- and 11 Amazons dead last in the National League East as they pushed to get their top slugger, back in the mix soon.