Mets' Soto Injury: Homestand, Replacements, and Return

0:00It's April 6th. This is New York Metz News today, driven by AI, your team, nonstop. The New York Metz kicked off the season with a solid 6 and 4 record, grabbing three out of four games on the road against the San Francisco Giants. But the good vibes took a hit when star slugger Juan Soto left Friday's game early, with a mild calf strain. At first, Soto sounded upbeat, saying he'd dealt with calf tightness before, and this wasn't his worst. Still, the team put him on the 10-day injured list Monday, with a typical recovery time of two to three weeks. They recalled in-futor, Ronnie Mauricio, from Triple-A, to fill the spot. Soto's been hitting 0.355 early on, with 11 hits in 31 at-bats, one homer and one RBI. Replacements like Tyrone Taylor and Jared Young stepped up, especially Young, who went three for three Sunday, and is finding his groove in left field. Sarah Batty could give more looks, too. Manager Carlos Mendoza faces a tough stretch, with a 6-game homestand starting Tuesday against

1:04the Arizona Diamondbacks, then the Athletics, before. Heading to the Dodgers, Soto might miss most of it, with the earliest return possibly during the Cubs series I rigly field. This is just Soto's second non-COVID-injured list trip in his big league career, the first since May 2021, so the Metz will play it safe, with their keybat while hoping for a quick bounce back.