NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Mets slugger Juan Soto was removed from Tuesday night’s game against the Chicago Cubs because of back tightness.<\/p>\n
Soto appeared to grimace when he flied out in the first inning. He flied out again in the third and was replaced in left field in the top of the fifth with New York trailing 7-2. Jared Young moved from first base to left field, and Mark Vientos entered at first in Soto\u2019s third spot in the batting order.<\/p>\n
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