Mets star Juan Soto is day-to-day after leaving Tuesday’s game against the Padres with a foot contusion.
The outfielder fouled a ball off the top of his left foot during his at-bat in the top of the fourth.
He remained down for several minutes in significant discomfort.
After a conversation with Carlos Mendoza and trainers, Soto was able to stay in to complete his at-bat.
He ended up being robbed of a hit on a diving stop by Padres second baseman Jake Cronenworth, and appeared to be jogging with a limp down the line.
Tyrone Taylor replaced him when the Mets took the field in the next half inning.
"It was a tough moment," Soto said. "When I swung the last moment, I tried to run and tried to push off and couldn't do it, we'll just take our time and see how it goes, but at the end we decided not to keep pushing on it."
Luckily for Soto and the Mets, initial X-rays came back negative, though they'll see how he feels tomorrow.
"He's pretty sore, but we took X-rays and they came back negative, so that's good news," the skipper said. "We'll see where we're at tomorrow to see if he's going to be available for the lineup or even a player for us at some point in the game."
As of right now, Mendoza says the team isn't planning on getting any further imaging.
Once they are able to get the swelling down, Soto doesn't expect it to linger much.
"I think we're going to be good," he said.
Juan Soto was visited by the Mets' athletic trainers after fouling a ball off his leg.
Soto finished the at-bat and grounded out. pic.twitter.com/sgtJjtz45j
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