Soto exits in 6th inning as left calf soreness continues to nag Mets' superstar
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NEW YORK -- Mets outfielder Juan Soto, who has been nursing a nagging left calf injury for more than a week, exited Friday’s 4-2 loss to the Dodgers in the sixth inning due to continued left calf soreness.
Interim manager Andy Green acknowledged before the game that the outfielder’s calf was still bothering him, but that he felt strong enough to play. For that reason, Soto started at DH despite not having played the outfield since Monday.
“It’s improving for him,” Green said before the game. “Hopefully after today, we don’t have to talk about it anymore.”
To the contrary, the injury appears to be lingering for Soto, who initially complained of calf soreness during a July 16 game in Philadelphia. Soto returned to the lineup two days later for the Mets’ next game, but he sat out the series finale in Milwaukee on Wednesday.
This is a separate injury from the right calf strain that sent Soto to the injured list for two and a half weeks in April.
The Mets’ lone All-Star, Soto was batting .283/.408/.539 with 21 homers in 84 games at the time of his latest departure.