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Juan Soto #22 of the New York Mets reacts to hitting a RBI single during the fifth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Opening Day at Citi Field on March 26, 2026 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Ishika Samant\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
The New York Mets<\/a> entered the 2026 MLB season as one of the top World Series contenders in the National League. Juan Soto is a big part of that hype and expectation.<\/p>\n Soto, who signed a massive 15-year, $765 million contract with the Mets last offseason, is one of the best hitters in baseball. Unfortunately, he has suffered an injury earlier this year.<\/p>\n Just 10 games into the year, Soto has gone down with a calf strain. He will miss some time due to the injury.<\/p>\n With that being said, a popular sports doctor has taken to social media to weigh in on Soto\u2019s injury and offer a firm timeline for when he expects the star outfielder to return to the diamond.<\/p>\n Sports Doctor Weighs in on Mets\u2019 Juan Soto Injury<\/p>\n Jesse Morse, a sports doctor who has become popular on social media, took some time to share his thoughts on the injury. While Soto will miss some time, it\u2019s not a major concern.<\/p>\n \u201cJuan Soto is expected to return in 2-3 weeks due to his grade 1 calf strain,\u201d Morse wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is consistent with shutting him down for 7-10 days (likely after injection with stem cells).\u201d<\/p>\n Here is what Morse had to say about Soto\u2019s injury back on April 4.<\/p>\n \u201cGood news for Juan Soto,\u201d Morse wrote. \u201cMinor calf strain, likely grade 1. Calf (usually gastrocnemius) strains are tricky and are notorious for reinjury (similar to the groin). It would be smart for him to shut it down for 7-10 days and inject the calf with either PRP, but ideally an allograft stem cell product. Also want to make sure the Achilles doesn\u2019t get impacted, as we saw a lot in the NBA during the 2025 season (ie Jayson Tatum etc).\u201d<\/p>\n How Have the Mets Played So Far This Season?<\/p>\n Through the first 10 games of the season, New York holds a 6-4 record. After entering the year with a lot of hype, the Mets have not disappointed, but they also haven\u2019t exceeded the expectations.<\/p>\n Hopefully, Soto is able to make a quick and full recovery from the calf injury with no setbacks. New York can\u2019t afford to have him miss a significant amount of time.<\/p>\n The Mets are coming off of a series against the San Francisco Giants<\/a> where they won three out of four games. They are now preparing to take on the Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> in a three-game series that begins on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n More news is sure to come out about Soto in the near future. For now, it sounds like good news and New York should have its superstar back before long.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tEvan Massey<\/a> Evan Massey is a sports reporter and analyst located in Indianapolis, Indiana who covers the NFL, NBA, MLB, WNBA, and college sports. He has been featured on many publications, including Newsweek, Athlon Sports, ESPN, Yahoo! Sports, Forbes, Bleacher Report, Sporting News, and many others. In his free time, Evan enjoys spending time with his wife and son. More about Evan Massey<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Mets\n\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Juan Soto #22 of the New York Mets reacts to hitting a RBI single during the fifth…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":667113,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2396],"tags":[5,101,4,1690,61,2548,4203],"class_list":{"0":"post-667112","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-mets","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-mets","10":"tag-mlb","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-mets","13":"tag-newyork","14":"tag-newyorkmets"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116359961648905884","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=667112"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667112\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/667113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=667112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=667112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=667112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}