What happened to Juan Soto? Everything you need to know about the painful foul ball that forced $765M superstar's early exit

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New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto had a painful Tuesday night against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. The former World Series winner exited the game early after a freak injury.

During the top of the third inning of the game, Juan Soto lined up a slider from Padres starter Ryan Berget. However, the Dominican slugger fouled off the pitch as the ball took the inside half of the bat and struck him on the left foot.

Soto hopped in pain and was in visible discomfort as the Mets' training staff, along with manager Carlos Mendoza, tended to his injury. Although Soto, who signed a record $765 million deal last offseason, remained in the game to finish his at-bat, he exited the contest before the bottom of the fourth inning.

He was replaced by Tyrone Taylor, who moved to center field while Jeff McNeil occupied Soto's position in right field after his exit. After the initial assessment, the Mets announced that Soto was dealing with a foot contusion.

The Dominican superstar has missed just one game for the franchise this season and the Mets will hope Soto recovers in time for the series finale on Wednesday.

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Chaitanya Prakash

Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

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