There's no replacing Juan Soto, who's now on IL for 2-3 weeks with a calf strain. But the #Mets didn't blink without him this past weekend, scoring 21 runs and batting .324 over the 26 innings since he left Fri night, which was an encouraging response. https://bit.ly/4vg06X8
Mets put Juan Soto on the 10-day injured list; will that break their stride?

The team pinned the timeline for Soto's return at 2-3 weeks, but it's only April, and a chance to audition some of his understudies could benefit the Mets further down the line.

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Mets Tickets Giveaway !!!

If you would like to go to today's #Mets game at 4 PM (4/7), Please PM me. I have a couple of tickets to give away.

#Mets announce that Carlos Beltran’s No. 15 will be retired in a pregame ceremony before Sept. 19 game against the Phillies at Citi Field.
#Mets announce that Juan Soto has been placed on the 10-day IL with a calf strain with the expected timeline for his return being 2-3 weeks. Ronny Mauricio will be called up from Syracuse.

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#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.

Three takeaways from #Mets convincing series win over the Giants at Oracle Park. https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/mets-giants-takeaways-x69c93nm
3 takeaways from the Mets' series vs. the San Francisco Giants

What we learned from the Mets' four-game set in San Francisco.

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Vientos is not a fielder.

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Consider the #Mets early April crisis officially over. And probably not the way anyone imagined it would happen. https://www.newsday.com/sports/columnists/david-lennon/mets-giants-s05ab3c9
David Lennon: Carlos Mendoza turns to his bench and finds talent and depth

Backups Taylor, Torrens and Young come through as Mets take three in row from Giants.

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Guest co-host Jeff Cohen (from the "Baseball & BBQ" podcast) joins us to talk about the Mets winning 3 of 4 games in SF and how a few wins can change your view. We also discuss ABS, Carlos Beltran's number retirement, and the idea of "Old Friends." We wrap up with "What Can the Mets Do For You?" which features the return of "Banner Day." Join us! #Mets #LGM https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/different-cast-different-show/id1607677198?i=1000759475663
Different Cast, Different Show?

Podcast Episode Β· National League Town (a Mets podcast) Β· April 6 Β· 28m

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#Mets Mark Vientos has a short leash to playing time but in a very small sample there’s some real interesting metrics

- Bat speed ⬆️ of 2 mph (73.4 mph)
- K% ⬇️ to 15.8%
- 95.7% zone contact%
- 10.2% SwStr%

Super small sample but the metrics paired with the current playing time, and potential upside (we’ve seen it before) β€” I will take a shot