Mets Lose Soto, Hope Mauricio Shines

0:00On April 6th, the New York Met sit at six wins and four losses, tied for first in the National League East with the Miami Marlins as the second week of April kicks off. But they just took a big hit with superstar outfielder Juan Soto landing on the injured list, Monday due to a right calf strain. He's expected to miss the next few weeks, and the team called up Ronnie Mauricio from AAA to fill the spot. This comes after they showed out $765 million for the slugger, making his absence sting even more. Fans and analysts are reeling because Soto's been their top performer early on. In just eight games and 34 played appearances, he posted an 11 for 31 line with a 355 batting average, a 9, 28 OPS, a Homer and five RBIs. Coming off a third place finish in last year's National League MVP race, everyone figured he'd dominate again this season. That hot start had him already at 0.6 wins above replacement. Now the Mets grind on without him atop the standings, hoping Mauricio steps up while Soto heals and they keep pace in a tight division race.

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