Mets’ McCann goes on 10-day IL with a left oblique strain

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets have positioned catcher James McCann on the 10-day injured record on Sunday with a left indirect pressure.

The 32-year previous was injured whereas reaching to use a tag within the sixth inning of New York’s extra-inning victory over the Miami Marlins on Saturday.

It’s the second stint on the injured record this season for the Mets catcher. McCann required surgical procedure for his damaged left hamate bone and spent six weeks on the injured record. He was reinstated on June 24 and began eight video games. New York supervisor Buck Showalter indicated that McCann was anticipated to be out “longer than 10 days.”

Patrick Mazeika was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse in a corresponding transfer.

Tomás Nido, who took over for McCann on Saturday and delivered the tying hit and scored the successful run within the tenth inning of the 5-4 victory, was in Sunday’s beginning lineup

The Mets had been nonetheless awaiting the outcomes of outfielder Starling Marte’s MRI. Marte left Saturday’s sport within the fourth inning with left groin tightness.

Showalter additionally famous that the plan for injured outfielder Travis Jankowski (left fourth metacarpal fracture), who’s presently on a minor league rehab task with Syracuse, is to have him be a part of the workforce in Atlanta.

New York additionally claimed left-hander Sam Clay off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies and optioned him to Syracuse. The Mets designated right-hander Jake Reed for task.

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