Overview
- Soto was struck on the right hand by a 91 mph sinker from Richard Lovelady in the ninth inning on Saturday and left the game immediately.
- Team trainers sent Soto for X-rays after the game and manager Andy Green said the images came back negative.
- The Mets described the injury as a right-hand contusion and Green said he did not yet know if Soto would be in the lineup for Sunday’s regular-season finale.
- Soto had reached base three times before the hit-by-pitch and, if he misses the finale, would finish the 2026 season at .278 with 27 home runs, 68 RBI and a .919 OPS over 110 games.
- The contusion adds to a season that already included two separate IL stints for calf strains and could shape Soto’s offseason recovery even though the Mets are already out of postseason contention.