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Juan Soto exits Mets game early after fouling ball off foot in potential injury catastrophe

Nypost · · 152 words · By Bridget Reilly
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“Juan Soto exited Wednesday’s game against the Tigers at Citi Field in the seventh inning”
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While there are reports of Juan Soto playing for the Mets and games against the Tigers, none of the provided evidence confirms he exited a Wednesday game at Citi Field specifically in the seventh inning. One source mentions he was moved in the lineup for a Tuesday game.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 New York Mets season was the 64th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 17th at Citi Field, their fifth under majority owner Steve Cohen, and their second under manager …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_Mets_season
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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 Mets–Yankees rivalry is the interleague rivalry between New York City's Major League Baseball (MLB) teams: the New York Mets and the New York Yankees. The Mets are a member club of MLB's National …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mets–Yankees_rivalry
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“four frames after fouling a ball off his right foot”
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Multiple sources mention Soto fouling balls off his foot (one in Spring Training, one against the Padres on July 29, 2025), but none specifically corroborate the 'four frames after' timeline relative to exiting a game against the Tigers.
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web search NEUTRAL — - Juan Soto ’s Spring Training debut got pushed back after he fouled a ball of his right foot during live batting practice on Sunday. A pitch from Todd Peterson bounced underneath Soto’s shin guard, a…
https://www.mlb.com/nationals/news/juan-soto-fouls-ball-off-…
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Mets' Juan Soto reacts after fouling a ball off his leg while batting during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in San Diego.
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/machados-homer-highlights-p…
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web search NEUTRAL — Soto fouled off a 2-2 slider off the top of his foot and below his shin guard."Huge swing by Juan there. A little rope-a-dope. Got up off the mat, put one in the seats,” Boone said after the game. “Ju…
https://sny.tv/articles/yankees-juan-soto-home-run-foul-foot…
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“During his third inning at-bat, Soto hobbled out of the batter’s box and hopped around to regain feeling in his foot.”
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No evidence provided describes Soto hobbling or hopping in the batter's box during a third-inning at-bat in the context of the Tigers game.
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web search NEUTRAL — In baseball, an at bat or time at bat is a batter's turn batting against a pitcher.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_bat
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web search NEUTRAL — His absence forced some quick shuffling and gave Ildemaro Vargas a spot at second base. The Mets, meanwhile, rolled out a lineup featuring Mark Vientos at first, Brett Baty at third, and a red-hot Car…
https://evrimagaci.org/gpt/vientos-and-benge-lead-mets-past-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryne Nelson put together his second straight strong start in May after scuffling through the month of April. He became the third of four Snakes’ starters to pitch into the 7th inning after Torey Lovul…
https://www.azsnakepit.com/arizona-diamondbacks-game-informa…
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“manager Carlos Mendoza and trainer Joe Golia came out to check on him”
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Two independent sources confirm that manager Carlos Mendoza and trainer Joe Golia came out to check on Juan Soto after he fouled a ball off his foot.
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web search NEUTRAL — He briefly took a knee while manager Carlos Mendoza and trainer Joe Golia came out to check on him. Soto eventually stood up on his own power and limped back to the plate.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/sports/juan-soto-exits-mets-ga…
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web search NEUTRAL — SAN DIEGO -- Juan Soto immediately grimaced, hopping up and down seven times on his right foot before finally attempting to put weight on his left. The result was a pronounced limp, forcing him to a k…
https://www.mlb.com/news/juan-soto-exits-with-foot-injury
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web search NEUTRAL — Juan Soto's X-rays were negative following his exit from Tuesday night's game in San Diego, and he is considered day-to-day as swelling subsides.
https://www.onnj.com/x-rays-negative-mets-juan-soto-consider…
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“He went on to strike out with two runners on base.”
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Two independent sources report Juan Soto striking out with two runners on base in the third inning (one specifically mentioning his Mets debut).
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Mets' Juan Soto strikes out to end the ninth inning of an opening-day baseball game against the Houston Astros Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Houston.
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/manager-carlos-mendoza-amon…
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web search NEUTRAL — With one out in the second inning, Correa doubled to left field. That was the third ball that the Astros had hit sharply off Sanchez, although the first two went for outs. Josh Reddick followed with a…
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/25/sports/nationals-astros.h…
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web search NEUTRAL — With runners on first and second in the third inning, Acuña misplayed a potential double-play, throwing wide of first base.Slugger Juan Soto struck out with two runners on to spoil his Mets debut.
https://www.nj.com/mets/2025/03/gritty-late-inning-ab-says-a…
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“The four-time All-Star came out for one more at-bat and grounded out.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results regarding the name 'Juan' and does not mention a baseball game or a ground out.
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web search NEUTRAL — Juan (Mandarin pronunciation: [tɕɥɛ̂n] or [tɕɥɛ́n] 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women.
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 together in the past.
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. 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 diese …
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=juan+1&version=…
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“He finished the night 0-for-3 with a strikeout.”
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No evidence confirms a 0-for-3 stat line for Juan Soto in the specific game mentioned. The provided search results are either about Shohei Ohtani or general comments on fundamentals.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ohtani has his highest strikeout percentage of his career at almost 30%.
https://www.fangraphs.com/players/shohei-ohtani/19755/stats/…
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web search NEUTRAL — to hit But the basic fundamentals ultimately win games So he decided to impact the game in other ways Running at max sprint speed to chase down balls Textbook relay throws from the outfield Fielding a…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jasonquan-demandscience_final…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mets star Juan Soto holding a flaming baseball bat. Juan Soto blasts first HR with Mets17h.By combining for 19 strikeouts with relievers Joely Rodriguez and Edwin Diaz, the franchise record for most K…
https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/stepping-out-ther…
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“the team placed on the 10-day IL on Wednesday after he sustained a right meniscus tear”
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Three independent sources explicitly confirm that the Mets placed catcher Francisco Alvarez on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday due to a right meniscus tear.
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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 2026 Major League Baseball season began on March 25 with a single night game featuring the San Francisco Giants hosting the New York Yankees before the regular season proper runs from March 26 to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Major_League_Baseball_sea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brett Austin Baty ( BAIT-ee; born November 13, 1999) is an American professional baseball utility player for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Mets selected Baty in the first round…
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