Mets Put Ronny Mauricio On Injured List With Fractured Thumb

[Steve Drumwright]

 

The hits just keep on coming.

The New York Mets put infielder Ronny Mauricio on the 10-day injured list with a fractured left thumb and selected the contract of infielder Vidal Brujan from Triple-A Syracuse. First baseman Eric Wagaman was designated for assignment to make room for Brujan on the 40-man roster.

Mauricio was injured in the seventh inning of Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. He hit a chopper that was fielded by the first baseman and was in a footrace to the bag with the pitcher. Both players slid into first base, which is when Mauricio was injured.

Mauricio had been filling in at shortstop for injured superstar Francisco Lindor, who is out with a strained left calf. Now, the Mets are down to their third option at the key defensive position. Offseason acquisition Bo Bichette is likely to see more time at his old position after being the regular third baseman.

Brujan was acquired from the Mets in January after he was DFA'd by the Minnesota Twins. In 24 games at Syracuse, Brujan had a .241/.304/.313 slash line with one homer and seven RBIs.

 

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