Juan Soto Heads To Mets' Injured List With Strained Calf

For the second time this season, Juan Soto is shuffling off to the injured list.

The superstar left fielder was placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained right calf Saturday by the New York Mets, who called up first baseman Eric Wagaman from Triple-A Syracuse. Soto spent more than two weeks in April after straining his left calf. He had been dealing with the calf injury for more than a week, but was removed from Friday's game and hit the IL Saturday.

Entering play Saturday, the All-Star is slashing .283/.408/.539 with 21 homers and 52 RBIs over 84 games. His .408 on-base percentage is the best in MLB. He has been one of the few bright spots in a dismal 2026 that had a would-be contender for the NL East title instead with the third-worst record in all of MLB at 43-61.

Wagaman has been on the Syracuse shuttle since being designated by assignment by the Minnesota Twins in spring training. He has been optioned and DFA'd by the Mets a handful of times, including being sent down Monday when Luis Robert Jr. came off the 60-day injured list. Wagaman doesn't provide much offensively with a slash line of .162/.262/.324 with two homers and four RBIs in 21 games.