Even with a tweaked calf muscle, Juan Soto can still strike fear into an opposing dugout.
The Washington Nationals’ superstar right fielder was missing from the starting lineup of Monday’s 3-2, 10-inning loss to Miami after an early exit from Sunday’s game.
Soto felt some tightness in his right leg after third-inning throw to home and more after a fourth-inning rundown and was lifted as a precaution.
But he told reporters before Monday’s July 4 matinee against Miami that an MRI was clean, and he was expecting to rest for a day or two.