Mets slugger Juan Soto exits because of right calf tightness
Mets slugger Juan Soto exits because of right calf tightness
SAN FRANCISCO—Scoring—New York Mets slugger Juan Soto departed Friday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning with right calf stiffness and is scheduled for an MRI on Saturday.
“There’s obviously concern,” manager Carlos Mendoza stated following his team’s 10-3 victory. “The calf area may be tough. We just have to wait, but there is definite concern.”
Soto singled off Tyler Mahle in the first inning and appeared to slow down as he moved from first to third on Bo Bichette’s run scoring single.
“He noticed some discomfort,” said Carlos Mendoza. “While he was at third base, the tightness kept increasing.”
Juan Soto was thrown out at home after Brett Baty hit into a quick 1-2-3 double play. Tyrone Taylor then took over in left field to start the bottom of the first inning.
At 27, Soto is in year two of his historic 15-year, $765 million deal with the Mets. Last season, he delivered 43 home runs and 105 RBIs across 160 games.
Soto, a four-time All-Star and six-time Silver Slugger award winner, has played at least 150 games in six of his eight major league seasons prior to this one.
The only times he didn’t were during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season and his rookie year with Washington in 2018, when he was promoted on May 20. He has not been on the injured list since early in the 2021 season with the Washington Nationals.
Soto has hit safely in all eight Mets games this year. On Friday, he had a.282 career batting average and 245 home runs.