Mets Activate Juan Soto From Injured List After 1-Month Absence

This post was originally published on this site.

The Juan the New York Mets invested $765 million in has returned.

New York announcedon Saturday afternoon that it has activated Soto from the 10-day injured list.Soto, who’sbatting secondand serving as the Mets’ designated hitter in their Saturday afternoon home matchup against the Houston Astros, hasn’t played since July 24 due to a calf injury.

To make room for Soto on the active roster, the Mets sent infielder Eric Wagaman to Triple-A Syracuse.

Soto, a six-time Silver Slugger and five-time All-Star, also missed roughly three weeks in April due to a calf injury.

Through 84 games this season (359 plate appearances), Soto has totaled 21 home runs, 52 RBIs, a 164 OPS+ and 2.7 wins above replacement, while boasting a .283/.408/.539 slash line.He ranks in the 93rd percentile of MLB in average exit velocity (92.5 mph), 92nd percentile in barrel percentage (14.3%) and 89th percentile in hard-hit percentage (48.6%),according to Statcast.

As for the club he’s returning to, the Mets have lost three consecutive games and four of their last five.New York is 60-75, good for 13th in the National League and last in the NL East.

Soto, 27, is in the second season of an MLB-record 15-year, $765 million deal with the Mets.