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Mets slugger Juan Soto goes on 10-day injured list with left calf strain
Compiled Aug 3
What happened
New York Mets slugger Juan Soto was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a left calf strain
The detail
Imaging revealed a grade 2 strain, according to interim manager Andy Green
The detail
The injury is expected to sideline Soto for at least three weeks and probably more
The detail
Soto missed 15 games earlier this season with a right calf strain, and the Mets went 3-12 during that stretch
How it unfolded
April 4-21: Soto missed 15 games with a right calf strain · April 23 to June 23: Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor was out with a left calf strain · May 15: Clay Holmes was hit by a line drive off the bat of Yankees rookie Spencer Jones, breaking his right leg · Wednesday: Soto sat out a 4-3 loss at Milwaukee · July 16: Soto exited the Mets' first game after the All-Star break in the eighth inning at Philadelphia · Saturday: Soto was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left calf strain
By the numbers
10-day injured list stint · grade 2 strain severity · 3-12 team record · .947 OPS · 4-4, 2.39 ERA pitching record
Still unresolved
The Mets say it's premature to define an exact recovery timeline for Soto's calf strain