PHILADELPHIA — Calf injuries have already cost the Mets significantly this season, with both Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor missing time with them.
But interim manager Andy Green said after Thursday’s 4-1 win over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park that even though Soto was removed before the bottom of the eighth with “a little left calf soreness,” the left fielder is expected to be back on the field “this weekend.”
Soto said after the game he felt it about halfway through the win, a game in which he reached base four times with a base hit and three walks.
And Soto added he intended to be in the lineup Saturday, when the Mets resume their series against the Phillies.
Green noted they pulled Soto in part because he didn’t have an All-Star break.
“He just played in the All-Star game and had a lot of activity the last few days,’’ Green said. “It made sense to get him off his feet.”
He’ll get treatment Friday and they’ll see how he feels Saturday- and Green added Soto could have remained in the game, but “it didn’t make sense.”
