The New York Mets will be hoping for the best-case scenario.
Superstar left fielder Juan Soto is undergoing an MRI on Saturday after leaving Friday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants with right calf tightness.
“There’s obviously concern,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. “Every time you send in a player for an MRI. And the calf area could be tricky.”
Carlos Mendoza says that Juan Soto will get imaging tomorrow on his calf pic.twitter.com/IZjPC60XQE
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Soto injured his calf while running from first-to-third base on a Bo Bichette hit in the top of the first inning on Friday. Although he stayed in the game initially to run the bases, the Mets removed Soto on defense in favor of Tyrone Taylor to begin the bottom of the first.
The Mets cannot afford to lose Soto for a significant period of time. Soto, 27, has been the Mets’ best hitter so far, slashing .355/.412/.516 with a .928 OPS, one home run and five RBI in eight games. Soto extended his hitting streak to eight games on Friday before his premature exit.
The hope is that Soto’s MRI results don’t reveal anything too serious. The Mets have also been without first baseman/DH Jorge Polanco, who is dealing with Achilles tendinitis.
The Mets could be without two of their top four sluggers in their lineup if both Soto and Polanco are forced to miss time.
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