Soto comes off injured list and returns to lineup as Mets try to stop 12-game skid
Juan Soto is back in the New York Mets’ lineup — and boy do they need him.
The star slugger was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Wednesday with the reeling Mets on a 12-game losing streak.
Soto, who missed 15 games with a right calf strain, was set to bat second as the designated hitter against Minnesota at Citi Field.
To open a roster spot, third-string catcher Hayden Senger was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse.
New York had been outscored 67-22 during the skid while batting .194 with a measly .284 slugging percentage.
It’s their longest slide since losing 12 straight games in August 2002.
New York had not dropped 13 in a row since a 15-game skid in August 1982.
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