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New York Mets\u2019 Juan Soto looks back after striking out during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Sunday, June 21, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo\/Chris Szagola)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

NEW YORK \u2014 Mets slugger Juan Soto was removed from Tuesday night\u2019s game against the Chicago Cubs because of back tightness.<\/p>

Read more Cubs manager Craig Counsell perplexed by rainout an irked by \u2018terrible rule\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

Soto appeared to grimace when he flied out in the first inning. He flied out again in the third and was replaced in left field in the top of the fifth with New York trailing 7-2. Jared Young moved from first base to left field, and Mark Vientos entered at first in Soto\u2019s third spot in the batting order.<\/p>\n

In the bottom of the sixth, the last-place Mets announced Soto left with tightness on the left side of his back.<\/p>\n

\u201cBack locked up there. So, he\u2019s day-to-day. We\u2019ll see where we\u2019re at. He got treatment during the game, but he got to a point there, you could tell something was off,\u201d manager Carlos Mendoza said after his team’s 9-6 defeat.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cHe was making some faces there and obviously I checked with him and he got to a point where it was like, it was bothering him to throw and then to just get his A swing on it. So at that point, I thought it was just best to get him out of the game and have the trainers look at him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Soto, a four-time All-Star and six-time Silver Slugger award winner, began the night batting .301 with 17 homers, 38 RBIs and a .974 OPS. He spent time on the injured list in April with a calf strain.<\/p>

Read more Athletics\u2019 Zack Gelof loses hit streak at 24 games after getting spiked on his right hand<\/a><\/p>\n

In other injury-related news, star shortstop Francisco Lindor (left calf strain) had two hits and scored twice in a rehab game with Triple-A Syracuse. A decision is expected Wednesday on whether to reinstate him from the injured list or wait a little longer.<\/p>\n

In the same game with Syracuse, outfielder Tyrone Taylor (right hip flexor strain) went 3 for 5 with a homer, a double and three runs against Lehigh Valley. Switch-hitting infielder Ronny Mauricio (broken left thumb) had two hits and three RBIs.<\/p>\n

New York expects right-hander Christian Scott (right hip impingement) to come off the injured list this weekend and start Saturday or Sunday against Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

And the Mets claimed outfielder Jared Oliva off waivers from the San Francisco Giants and optioned him to Syracuse.<\/p>

Read more Machado hits a 10th-inning RBI single, lifting Padres past Braves 7-6<\/a><\/p>\n

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AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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