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Juan Soto admits his injury-filled year ‘sucks’ — but Mets’ star, Devin Williams both want to return

Nypost · · 618 words · By Dan Martin
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What to know about Juan Soto admits his injury-filled year ‘sucks’ — but Mets’ star, Devin Williams both want to return

Juan Soto played at least 150 games in every full major league season he had appeared in before this season.

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Juan Soto played at least 150 games in every full major league season he had appeared in before this season.

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Try it free Now deep into his second IL stint because of a calf strain this season — this one to his left calf — Soto said again Friday he expects to be back this year.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “a Mets team that won six of seven after the trade deadline before dropping their last two in Atlanta”
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The evidence mentions a seven-game winning streak and losses, but does not specifically corroborate the sequence of winning six of seven after the trade deadline followed by two losses in Atlanta.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Mets season is the 65th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 18th at Citi Field, and their sixth under majority owner Steve Cohen. The Mets will attempt to imp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Mets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On July 4, 1985, the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 16–13 in a 19-inning Major League Baseball (MLB) contest that featured Keith Hernandez hitting for the cycle, Mets manager Davey Johnson bein…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Camp_Game
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Claim 2: “Now deep into his second IL stint because of a calf strain this season — this one to his left calf”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about people named Juan and a YouTube creator, providing no information about Juan Soto's IL stints or calf strains.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2.1Manx people with the name. 3Fictional characters. 4See also. 5References. Toggle the table of contents. Juan. 13 languages.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan
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web search NEUTRAL — What's up y'all ? I am Director Juan, the creator of the Robber series and many more. I used to work at LuTuTu. Me and Luca have made many amazing videos tog...
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp29ssiS2zXOoiSkvBkVtOA
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 Hubo un hombre enviado de Dios, el cual se llamaba Juan. (A)7 Este vino por testimonio, para que diese testimonio de la luz, a fin de que todos creyesen por él.8 No era él la luz, sino para que dies…
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=juan+1&version=…
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Claim 3: “Juan Soto played at least 150 games in every full major league season he had appeared in before this season.”
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Two independent web sources explicitly state that Juan Soto played 150 or more games in every full MLB season prior to the current one.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Major League Baseball season (MLB) began on March 20–21 with a two-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres held in Seoul, South Korea, before the regular season p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Major_League_Baseball_sea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Major League Baseball season began on March 18 (with a special two-game Tokyo Series), while the regular season ended on September 28. The postseason began on September 30. The World Series t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Dean Boras (born November 2, 1952) is an American sports agent, specializing in baseball. He is the founder, owner and president of the Boras Corporation, a sports agency based in Newport Beach,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Boras
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Claim 4: “The right-hander’s first season in Queens has looked more like his lone season with the Yankees”
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Wikipedia and a web source confirm Devin Williams played for the New York Yankees (specifically in 2025) before joining the New York Mets.
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Mets have faced a tumultuous season, suffering their 12th defeat recently, which has not gone unnoticed by rival teams and fans alike. This string of losses has invited relentless mockery…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/mets-fan-reacting-to-devin-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — On Monday, the New York Mets inked Williams to a three-year, $51 million deal that includes a $45 million base salary and a $6 million signing bonus plus deferrals. The 31-year-old spent the 2025 camp…
https://www.themirror.com/sport/baseball/devin-williams-girl…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 27, 2026; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets first baseman Jared Young (29) gestures after hitting an RBI double in the fifth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Citi Field.
https://sportsnaut.com/mlb/ny-mets-reclining-chair-gm-5-woul…
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Claim 5: “Williams said his shoulder strain was “something that had been nagging [and] needed to be addressed.””
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Multiple sources confirm Devin Williams was placed on the IL specifically with a shoulder strain.
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web search NEUTRAL — Devin AI - Wikipedia. Jump to content. Main menu. move to sidebarhide. Navigation . Main page. Contents. Current events. Random article. About Wikipedia. Contact us. Contribute . Help. Learn to edit. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devin_AI
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web search NEUTRAL — Devin is an AI coding agent and software engineer that helps developers build better software faster. Parallel cloud agents for serious engineering teams.
https://devin.ai/
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web search NEUTRAL — Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. We’re building on the IDE foundation of Windsurf to introduce the command center for managing all your agents in one place.
https://devin.ai/desktop
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Claim 6: “the Mets opening Friday 11 ½ games back of the final NL wild-card spot and with the third-worst record in the National League”
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While evidence discusses the Mets' standings and wild card race, none of the provided sources confirm the specific '11.5 games back' figure or the 'third-worst record in the National League' for the specific Friday mentioned.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1962 New York Mets season was the first regular season for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB), as the National League returned to New York City for the first time since 1957. They we…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_New_York_Mets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets, founded in 1962, returned National League baseball to New York following the departure of the Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles and the New York Giants to San Francisco. The Mets' uni…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets
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Claim 7: “Soto and another veteran on the IL, Devin Williams”
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Multiple web sources and Wikipedia confirm Devin Williams is a pitcher for the New York Mets and was placed on the 15-day injured list with a shoulder strain.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Mets season is the 65th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 18th at Citi Field, and their sixth under majority owner Steve Cohen. The Mets will attempt to imp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Mets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Devin Terran Williams (born September 21, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Milwaukee Bre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devin_Williams_(baseball)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below is an alphabetical list of every player that has played for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball since the franchise's inception in 1962. Included are the seasons in which they played for …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets_all-time_roster
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Claim 8: “Still just 27, Soto was productive while healthy with the Mets this season”
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Wikipedia confirms Juan Soto is a professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets. Regarding age, he was born Oct 25, 1998, making him 26 (turning 27 in Oct 2025), which aligns with the claim's context of him being 'just 27' (or nearly so) in a current/future season context.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Juan José Soto Pacheco (born October 25, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Soto
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Juan Soto trade was a blockbuster sports trade between the Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB), made on August 2, 2022. The centerpiece was Nationals outfielde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Soto_trade
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Talisa Soto (born March 27, 1967) is an American retired actress and model. She is known for portraying Bond girl Lupe Lamora in the 1989 James Bond film Licence to Kill and Kitana in the 1995 fantasy…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talisa_Soto
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Claim 9: “Williams would like to close the first season of a three-year, $51 million deal on a high note.”
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A web source explicitly states the New York Mets signed Devin Williams to a three-year, $51 million deal.
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