Soto's Return Boosts Mets

0:00It's April 22nd. This is New York Mets News today, your AI-powered team coverage. Juan Soto is back in the New York Mets lineup right when they need him most, rejoining the squad from the 10-day injured list ahead of their game. Against the Minnesota twins, he sat out 15 games nursing a right calf strain and will bat second as the designated hitter, while the team option catcher Hayden Sengerdown. To triple A Syracuse, to clear space. The Mets are reeling at 7 wins and 16 losses, outscored 67-22 over their 12-game skid with a weak 0.194 batting average. That slump kicked off April 8 against Arizona, right after Soto left an early win in San Francisco. The Mets grabbed three more victories without him before everything fell apart. Is their longest losing streak since 12 straight back in 2002, and now with Soto swinging again, they might just flip the script and climb out of this hole.