On Tuesday night, the New York Mets will be at home to host the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Mets are coming off a series with the San Francisco Giants where they won three out of four.
That said, the more significant concern was the fact that Juan Soto got injured on Friday night.
Major New York Mets Juan Soto Announcement
The Mets have now made a major decision on Soto.
Anthony DiComo of MLB.com wrote: “News: Juan Soto (calf) is going on the IL. They expect him out 2-3 weeks.”
Soto had been batting .355 with one home run and five RBI’s to start the season.
MLB World Reacts To Soto News
Here’s what people were saying about the news:
Ernest Dove: “Juan Soto to IL made the most sense. This team literally pretty much punted two games not wanting to push their high leverage arms early, so why in the world would you risk your generation bat aggravating this injury in April.”
Mike Kurland: “#Mets Mark Vientos has a 2-3 week window to run with the 1B/DH job. It’ll all work itself out in terms of who will lose playing time once Juan Soto returns.”
@Ben_Yoel: “This is the correct decision. Better safe than sorry.”
@Grossed_Out: “Always best to play it safe with such injuries, especially early in the season. You don’t want these nagging injuries to stick around. Mets offense has done well despite his absence this past series, and hopefully can continue”
Michael Hauff: “Juan Soto to the IL is not a tremendous surprise and it honestly it could have been worse. Hope it’s not something that lingers!”
@sclawoje24: “Kind of figured this. when I ran a lot, I had a few calf strains and it would feel better until I started running again. you really need to let it heal all the way..”
@imjust_jack06: “Now we get to see Young, Vientos, Baty continue to play. We’ll learn if their games were outliers or if they have actually improved.”
Soto And The Mets
The Mets are currently 6-4 in their first ten games.
Soto is in his second season with the franchise.
The 2019 World Series Champion has also had stints with the Washington Nationals, San Diego Padres and New York Yankees over nine MLB seasons.
MLB World Reacts To Major New York Mets Juan Soto Announcement