NEW YORK — Though Starling Marte has no main structural harm in his painful proper knee, the Mets are going to be with out their beginning proper fielder till not less than late July.
Testing on Marte’s knee revealed a bone bruise, prompting the Mets to put him on the 10-day injured listing, retroactive to Sunday. The crew known as up outfielder Ben Gamel to exchange him.
Marte is eligible to return on July 3, however he is not going to take part in any baseball actions for not less than two weeks and will probably be sidelined for no less than 4 weeks, per supervisor Carlos Mendoza.
For many of this month, Marte has struggled to stay wholesome, initially sitting out a June 5 recreation towards the Nationals because of proper knee discomfort. Marte rested twice extra within the ensuing weeks earlier than exiting Saturday’s recreation towards the Cubs within the second inning. He underwent medical checks on Monday, which revealed the bone bruise.
This marks the 35-year-old Marte’s eighth journey to the injured listing since 2016. He’s batting .278/.328/.416 in 66 video games this season, with unfavorable defensive metrics.
Gamel, 32, is an eight-year veteran who got here to the Mets on a Minor League deal earlier this 12 months. He had been sizzling at Triple-A Syracuse, going 10-for-26 (.385) with a house run and two doubles within the seven video games previous to his callup.