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What was initially considered a “minor” calf strain for Mets star outfielder Juan Soto has resulted in a stint on the injured list.
Soto was placed on the IL on Monday afternoon, the team announced. He officially has a right calf strain, an injury with a typical return-to-play timetable of two-to-three weeks, the Mets said.
Infielder Ronny Mauricio was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse to take Soto’s place on the active roster.
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Soto hurt his calf while running from first to third on a Bo Bichette single in the first inning of Friday’s loss to the Giants in San Francisco.
Since Soto didn’t play in the rest of that series — sitting out for both games over the weekend — the Mets were able to make Monday’s injury retroactive to Saturday.
While that would make Soto eligible for next week’s series against the Dodgers — kicking off a high-profile road trip to Los Angeles and Chicago — it doesn’t sound like Soto will return until later in April.
With Soto out for the foreseeable future, the Mets will lean on their big-league outfield depth. Brett Baty will likely get more starts in the outfield alongside Luis Robert Jr. and Carson Benge as well as Jared Young, who has played well in a small sample size to begin the season.
Soto’s absence in the Mets’ lineup also places more pressure on other middle-of-the-order bats like Bichette, Jorge Polanco and Mark Vientos, who is red hot at the plate. Soto has a team-high 11 hits so far this season with a .355 batting average and .928 OPS.
The Mets, riding a three-game winning streak, will begin a three-game set against the Diamondbacks at Citi Field on Tuesday evening. First pitch for Tuesday and Wednesday’s games against Arizona was moved to 4:10 pm due to expected cold weather and windy conditions.
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