{"id":667947,"date":"2026-04-07T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T08:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/667947\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T08:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T08:00:34","slug":"new-york-mets-announce-new-roster-move-after-juan-soto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/667947\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Mets Announce New Roster Move After Juan Soto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2213576113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK, NEW YORK &#8211; APRIL 30: Manager Carlos Mendoza #64 of the New York Mets in action against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field on April 30, 2025 in the Queens borough of New York City. The Diamondbacks won 4-3. (Photo by Sarah Stier\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"New York Mets\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/new-york-mets\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"217542\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Mets<\/a> will open up their series with the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Arizona Diamondbacks\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/arizona-diamondbacks\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"217547\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> (at Citi Field).<\/p>\n<p>The Mets are coming off a strong performance in San Francisco where they took three out of four games from the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Giants\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/san-francisco-giants\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"217543\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Giants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That said, they lost <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Juan Soto\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/juan-soto\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"217546\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Juan Soto<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Mets\/status\/2040258201757565416\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">injury<\/a> on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>Mets Announce New Roster Move After Juan Soto News<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5887683\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5887683\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2218631056.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"523\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5887683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyManager Carlos Mendoza #28 of the New York Mets during a 4-3 Mets win over the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Los Angeles Dodgers\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"217544\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> at Dodger Stadium on June 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n<p>Before Tuesday\u2019s game, the Mets <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Mets\/status\/2041222072089633181\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">announced<\/a> that Soto has been placed on the 10-Day IL.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, they recalled a player from Triple-A.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SNY_Mets\/status\/2041223289289199887\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">SNY Mets wrote:<\/a> \u201cThe Mets are recalling <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Ronny Mauricio\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/ronny-mauricio\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"217545\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ronny Mauricio<\/a> from Triple-A in a corresponding move to Juan Soto landing on the IL with a calf strain\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mauricio\u2019s Background<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5887678\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5887678\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2220169066.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5887678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyRonny Mauricio #10 of the New York Mets reacts after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning of the game against the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Tampa Bay Rays\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/tampa-bay-rays\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"217548\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> at Citi Field on June 14, 2025 in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>Mauricio is coming off a season where he batted .226 with six home runs, ten RBI\u2019s, 19 runs and four stolen bases in 61 games for the Mets.<\/p>\n<p>After playing in 26 games for the Mets as a rookie (2023), he missed the entire 2024 season due to injury.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SleeperMets\/status\/2027094198114041900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">@SleeperMets wrote on February 26:<\/a> \u201cRonny Mauricio has seriously been crushing the baseball throughout spring training\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5887680\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5887680\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2227478944.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5887680\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyRonny Mauricio #10 of the New York Mets hits a solo home run to tie the game 6-6 in the ninth inning against the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"San Diego Padres\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/san-diego-padres\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"217549\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Diego Padres<\/a> at Petco Park on July 28, 2025 in San Diego, California.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, the 25-year-old is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=mauric000ron\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">batting<\/a> .273 with one home run, three RBI\u2019s and four runs in eight Triple-A games this season.<\/p>\n<p>Due to Soto\u2019s injury, Mauricio will get a chance to prove himself over the next few weeks at the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"MLB\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"217550\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MLB<\/a> level.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JustBB_Media\/status\/1949654077530366190\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">Just Baseball wrote (on July 27, 2025):<\/a> \u201cRonny Mauricio tonight: First 4-hit game of his career Splash hit HR 2 2B 9 total bases Raised his OPS from .670 to .761\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5887675\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5887675\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-1687646984.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5887675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyRonny Mauricio #10 of the New York Mets catches a line drive hit by <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/alec-bohm\/\" title=\"Alec Bohm\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"217557\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alec Bohm<\/a> (not in the picture) #28 of the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Philadelphia Phillies\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/philadelphia-phillies\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"217556\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> during the first inning at Citizens Bank Park on September 24, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Mets Right Now<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5887682\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5887682\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2179881043.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5887682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyManager Carlos Mendoza #64 of the New York Mets reacts as he walks back to the dugout after pulling pitcher <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/ryne-stanek\/\" title=\"Ryne Stanek\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"217558\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryne Stanek<\/a> #55 during the 6th inning of Game Six of the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The Mets are 6-4 in their first ten games of the 2026 season, which has them as the second-place team in the National League East.<\/p>\n<p>They are 2-1 in the three games they have played at Citi Field.<\/p>\n<p>Following their series with Arizona, the Mets will remain at home to host the Athletics on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/benstinarheavy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nHe has written for OnSI, Forbes, Amico Hoops, The Big Lead and had a podcast with former All-Star Jameer Nelson. <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/benstinarheavy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More about Ben Stinar<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore Heavy on 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