Field Level Media
24 May 2026, 22:10 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)
Slugger Juan Soto was scratched from the New York Mets' starting lineup for Sunday's game against the host Miami Marlins due to an illness.
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Soto came to the ballpark on Sunday with a fever to go along with body aches.
'Soto's ill, so he is out of the lineup,' Mendoza said prior to the game. '... He's been battling the past three days, show up with fever today, body aches, didn't have much sleep. Hopefully he recovers.
'There's a lot of people for the past week have been dealing with this. Kind of a like a flu going around.'
Soto originally was slotted in the lineup as the team's designated hitter and No. 3 in the lineup. Instead, MJ Melendez will serve as the team's DH.
Soto, 27, belted a solo homer in New York's 2-1 loss to Miami on Friday. The four-time All-Star and 2020 National League batting champion has a team-leading 10 homers to go along with 21 RBIs and a .294 batting average in 37 games this season.
--Field Level Media
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