New York Mets Announce Juan Soto Update For Giants Game

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 04: Juan Soto #22 of the New York Mets reacts as he reaches first base against the Toronto Blue Jays during the home opener at Citi Field on April 04, 2025 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. The New York Mets defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

On Saturday evening, the New York Mets will be in California to play the third game of their series with the San Francisco Giants.

The series is tied up at 1-1 after the Mets won by a score of 10-3 (on Friday).

Mets Announce Juan Soto’s Status

After getting hurt on Friday night, the Mets have announced that Juan Soto will not be in the starting lineup (on Saturday).

Underdog MLB wrote: “Mets 4/4 F. Lindor SS B. Bichette 3B J. Polanco DH B. Baty RF M. Vientos 1B J. Young LF M. Semien 2B C. Benge CF L. Torrens C C. Holmes SP”

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Mets 4/4

F. Lindor SS B. Bichette 3B J. Polanco DH B. Baty RF M. Vientos 1B J. Young LF M. Semien 2B C. Benge CF L. Torrens C

C. Holmes SP

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Soto also announced an update after his MRI results came back.

David Lennon of Newsday Sports wrote: “Juan Soto just said today’s MRI showed a minor strain of his right calf but he’s hoping to avoid the IL. Says they’re taking it day by day but no idea of a potential return yet.”

The Mets star is currently in the middle of his second year with the team.

He is batting .355 with one home run, five RBI’s and three runs in the first eight games.

Andrew Tredinnick of NorthJersey.com wrote: “Jared Young will be in left field tonight with Juan Soto dealing with a minor calf strain. Brett Baty will be in right field and Mark Vientos at first base. Bo Bichette moves to No. 2 in the lineup and Jorge Polanco – back at DH – will be third in the lineup.”

Social Media Reacts To Latest Update On Soto

Here’s what people were saying about the latest update:

@TonyMetroMLB: “Sounds like the best possible scenario for Juan Soto🙌”

@robbo_gman: “Best news we can get. I hope they IL him. 10 days and he should be good. Im sure they will”

@1015_julio: “Thankfully it’s nothing too serious”

@LinusLawrence2: “The streak will now end, but Juan Soto last night became the tenth Met to record a hit in each of the team’s first eight games in a season. The last Met to do that was Jeff Francoeur in 2010.”

Looking Ahead For New York

The Mets are currently 4-4 in their first eight games, which has them as the fourth-place team in the National League East.

Following the Giants, they will play their next series against the Arizona Diamondbacks (on April 7).