Soto's Calf Injury: Mets' Depth Steps Up

0:00On April 4th, Juan Soto, the met star slugger, had to leave Friday night's game against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning due to tightness in his right calf. He started strong with a single off-tiler mall, but slowed down running the bases on Boba Shets' run-scoring hit. Then got forced out at home on a double play. Tyrone Taylor jumped in for him in left field right away. This is a tough blow for the 27-year-old Soto, who's in year two of that massive $765 million $15-year deal with the Mets. Last season alone, he crushed 43 homers and drove in 105 runs. Soto's been on fire this year, hitting safely in all eight games for New York. His career numbers have solid two, with a 0.282 batting average and 245 home runs since debuting with the Nationals. Back in 2018, after stints with the Padres and Yankees, Mets fans are holding their breath for an update on Soto's calf, but the team's got depth to keep pushing while he rests up.

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