What we know
What we know: Mets slugger Juan Soto goes on 10-day injured list with left calf strain
Compiled Aug 3
What we know
- New York Mets slugger Juan Soto was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a left calf strain
- Imaging revealed a grade 2 strain, according to interim manager Andy Green
- The injury is expected to sideline Soto for at least three weeks and probably more
- Soto missed 15 games earlier this season with a right calf strain, and the Mets went 3-12 during that stretch
- Soto is hitting .283 with 21 homers, 52 RBIs and an NL-best .947 OPS in 84 games this season
- The Mets recalled Eric Wagaman from Triple-A Syracuse to replace Soto on the roster
What we don’t know yet
- The Mets say it's premature to define an exact recovery timeline for Soto's calf strain
- Green said more medical experts are reviewing the MRI to get a better handle on how long Soto will be out
Open questions
- How long will Soto ultimately be out once more experts review the MRI?
- Will Clay Holmes be traded before the Aug. 3 deadline?
- How will the Mets, already last place, perform without Soto in the lineup?
- Will Eric Wagaman see significant playing time while filling Soto's roster spot?
Drawn from the Associated Press report. “What we don’t know” lists only what the reporting itself flags as unresolved.