Juan Soto out of Mets lineup Monday one day after being scratched with illness

Nypost · May 25, 2026 · 291 words · By Andrew Crane

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Add The New York Post on GoogleA struggling Mets offense that managed just two runs across a three-game sweep in Miami needed to operate without Juan Soto again Monday.

Common ground

Soto, who was scratched Sunday with a flu-like sickness that’s been going around the team, was absent from the lineup Memorial Day as the Mets opened a series against the Reds.

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8 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Juan Soto out of Mets lineup Monday one day after being scratched with illness”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm Juan Soto was out of the Mets lineup on Monday due to illness and that it was his second consecutive game missing.

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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 — Gregory Soto (born February 11, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Detroit Tigers, Ph…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Soto

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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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“A struggling Mets offense that managed just two runs across a three-game sweep in Miami”

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Two independent sources confirm the Mets were swept by the Marlins and scored only two runs during that series.

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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 …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 New York Mets season was the franchise's 63rd season in Major League Baseball, their 16th at Citi Field, and their fourth under majority owner Steve Cohen. After a dismal 22–33 start to the s…
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“Soto, who was scratched Sunday with a flu-like sickness”

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Multiple sources, including manager Carlos Mendoza's quotes, confirm Soto was scratched from the Sunday lineup due to illness/flu-like symptoms.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luis Felipe Soto is a Puerto Rican film and television director based in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_F._Soto

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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…
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“the Mets opened a series against the Reds [on Memorial Day]”

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Web search results confirm the Mets opened a series against the Reds on Memorial Day, coinciding with Soto's absence.

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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…
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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) …
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“Carson Benge served as designated hitter, while the Mets went with an outfield of Nick Morabito in left, A.J. Ewing in center and Tyrone Taylor in right.”

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Multiple web sources confirm the specific lineup of Nick Morabito in left, A.J. Ewing in center, and Tyrone Taylor in right, with Carson Benge as DH/outfielder.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 World Baseball Classic was an international professional baseball tournament between 20 national baseball teams, and the sixth iteration of the World Baseball Classic (WBC). It ran from March…
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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 …
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“Soto was initially slated to play in the series finale at loanDepot Park, but ended up getting scratched”

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Web search results explicitly state Soto was slated to play in the series finale at loanDepot Park but was scratched.

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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.
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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.
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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 …
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“Over his last 10 games, Soto hit six homers, drove in 10 runs and produced a 1.342 OPS.”

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The specific stats (6 homers, 10 RBI, 1.342 OPS over last 10 games) are reported by one news source; other sources mention different recent totals (e.g., 3 homers in last 2 games), but do not explicitly contradict the 10-game window stats.

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web search NEUTRAL — 4 players are tied for the most hits in their last 10 games this season, with 16 hits. The first three are Luis Arraez, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Ketel Marte.
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago ... Over his last 10 games, Soto hit six homers, drove in 10 runs and produced a 1.342 OPS. That stretch has lifted numbers to 10, 21 and .949 ...
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 hours ago ... Soto now has three home runs in the last two games and five in his last seven. With three RBI on Wednesday, he has 20 on the season and has ...
https://www.aol.com/news/ny-mets-vs-nationals-live-215414723…

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“That stretch has lifted numbers to 10, 21 and .949, respectively, to start the second season of his $765 million deal.”

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Multiple sources confirm Soto's season stats (10 HR, 21 RBI, .949 OPS) and the details of his $765 million contract.

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Soto is hitting .294 with 10 homers, 21 RBIs and a .949 OPS in his second season after signing a record $765 million, 15-year contract. New ...Missing: home | Show results with:home
https://abc7ny.com/post/juan-soto-illness-mets-lineup-second…

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web search NEUTRAL — 6 hours ago · Through 37 games this season, Juan Soto is slashing .294/.390/.559 with 10 home runs, 21 RBI, five stolen bases and a .949 OPS. The 27-year ...
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mets-welcome-back-juan-sot…

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web search NEUTRAL — Soto emerged as a dominant player in 2019, hitting 34 homers and 110 runs batted in (RBIs) while posting a .949 OPS. He was a key cog in the Nationals' 2019 ...
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Juan-Soto

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