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.”
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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.”
Juan Soto is pictured during the Mets’ game against the Phillies on July 16. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Soto will 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.”
Clay Holmes threw to Marcus Semien and Luis Robert Jr. in Brooklyn on Tuesday, as both Holmes and Robert get closer to returning.
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Holmes (fractured right fibula) could begin a minor league rehab assignment after his next side session, although Green said there was no specific date set for the start of that assignment.
And Robert (lumbar disc herniation) is set to continue his minor league rehab assignment with Triple-A Syracuse on Friday and could be back with the Mets “relatively soon,’’ according to Green.
Francisco Lindor made another uncharacteristic error in Thursday’s win.
With Bryce Harper at the plate in the bottom of the sixth, the Mets caught Kyle Schwarber off second base.
Francisco Alvarez threw down to Lindor, but as Schwarber headed to third, Lindor bounced a throw to Bo Bichette and Schwarber was safe on Lindor’s error.
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It ended up not costing the Mets.
Brooks Raley walked Harper, but then got Brandon Marsh swinging to end the inning.
If the 2027 season starts on time — a big if, considering the distance between MLB and the MLBPA with the current collective bargaining agreement set to expire in December — the Mets would open at Miami on March 25.
Their home opener will be on April 2 against the Giants.
The first round of the Subway Series is scheduled to begin May 28 at Citi Field, with the Mets visiting the Yankees to open the second half on July 16.
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The Mets are set to finish the season at home against the Cubs, with the final game on Sept. 26.
