Mets' Homestand: McLean, Vets, Soto Key

0:00It's April 21st. This is MLB News Today, powered by AI. You're around the diamond update. I'm Cory with the story. The New York Mets are in a deep slump, dropping 11 straight games for the first time since 2004. They're kicking off a critical 9-game homestand at City Field against the Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies, and Washington Nationals desperate to. Fix their hitting, fielding, pitching, and managing woes before the fans turn up the heat even more. Their best shot starts with the young arms on the mound, especially 24-year-old Nolan McLean, who's shown with a 2.28 ERA and 28 strikeouts over his first four starts. He's facing the Twins Tuesday, a team that's battered top pitchers lately, but with Clay Holmes and Cody Sanga behind him, a strong outing could snap. The skid and set-up wins. The vets have to step up too, since the kids like Brett Bady are ice cold. Guys like Francisco Lindor, batting 205, Boba Shed at 217, Marcus Simeon 234, and Luis Robert Jr. 257.

1:07Need to heat up against softer pitching from Minnesota and Colorado, like Simeon Woods Richardson's 6.10 ERA to spark the offense. Big news underneath it all. Juan Sultos returned from a calf strain since April 3rd. The meds were 4 and 4 with him, slashing 355 over 412 over 516, they'd gone just 3 and 11 without him. He's ramped up rehab, doing outfield drills April 17th, and an MRI this week should clear him for the homestand. If McLean dominates, the vets deliver, and Sultos slots back in swinging, this homestand could flip the script and get the meds rolling toward the. Contenders, they aimed to be.