The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants 10-3 on April 3 at Oracle Park. However, this victory came at a cost as Juan Soto left the game with a calf injury.
Before their offensive outburst in this win over San Francisco, the Mets’ offense had struggled as the team had only scored more than four runs once, which came on Opening Day.
As a result, this was a good performance for New York, boosting their confidence, but now it’s overshadowed by uncertainty about Soto’s health. After the win, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza provided an injury update on his star player.
“We don’t have much other than what was announced, the right calf tightness,” Mendoza told reporters on April 3 (h/t SNY). “He’s going to get an imaging [on April 4], and then we’ll see what we’re dealing with.
“There’s obviously concern every time you send in a player for an MRI, and that calf area can be tricky. We just have to wait, and we’re obviously concerned.”
Moreover, Mendoza went into detail on how Soto got injured and what the Mets star told the manager once the player knew something was wrong.
“First to third, he felt something, and then, as he was standing at third base, he continued to get tight,” Mendoza added. “So when he got back to the dugout, we saw it running from home to home plate, and then we told the trainers, and, obviously, you know, we got the word there. He felt something there, first to third, but didn’t think much of it. But while he was standing at third base, he continued to get tight.”
Ken Rosenthal Gets Blunt About Mets’ Start to 2026 Season
Before the Mets’ offensive display in their win over the Giants, MLB insider Ken Rosenthal stated that his panic meter regarding the Mets isn’t going off yet, one week into the season.
“It’s a week, and I saw somebody point out that they started 3-3 in some of their better years, and there’s no way to judge them right now,” Rosenthal said on the April 3 edition of “Foul Territory.” “In fact, I wrote this, and I believed it. I feel it might take this team a little bit more time to gel than maybe other teams.
“They have so many new players, so many new coaches. There’s a lot going on there. It just might take them time to get comfortable with each other and just play to their potential. So I’m not necessarily surprised by this. I’m not necessarily worried by it.”
Ken Rosenthal Understands the Pressure New York Is Facing
Nonetheless, Rosenthal admits that while he isn’t worried about the Mets’ offense right now, they do play in New York. After missing the playoffs last season, there’s pressure on the team and front office to deliver postseason baseball. Any prolonged struggles, and it could be a long season for the Mets.
“They’re under huge pressure, and there are a lot of different pressure points there,” Rosenthal added. “One, on the new players to perform with Bichette, Polanco, and all the guys they brought in. Two, on the manager, Carlos Mendoza. They changed a lot of coaches last offseason, and usually that is the precursor to a managerial change if things don’t go well.
“Then three, on David Stearns, the president of baseball operations, because he was the architect of what they’ve done… At the same time, there’s pressure there. Sure, it’s New York, and it’s a team that underachieved in a massive way, almost a historic way, last season.”
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