Mets Place Tyrone Taylor On Injured List As Part Of Handful Of Moves

The roster churn continues for the New York Mets.

Outfielder Tyrone Taylor was placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained right hip flexor. Rookie outfielder Nick Morabito and right-handed reliever Jonathan Pintaro were optioned to Triple-A Syracuse. Replacing them are first baseman-outfielder Jared Young, who was activated from the 10-day injured list following a torn left meniscus, with infielder Eric Wagaman called up from Triple-A and left-handed reliever A.J. Minter activated off the 60-day injured list after surgery on his left lat.

The Mets had openings on their 40-man roster to accommodate Wagaman's addition and Minter's activation.

Taylor was injured during Monday's 7-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds during a groundout in the sixth inning. The demotion of Morabito, Grand Central Mets' No. 7 prospect, comes after he went 0-for-11 with nine strikeouts after his first MLB call-up. Pintaro made two appearances covering 3⅔ innings over the weekend.

Minter has been out since April of last season with his lat injury, which eventually required surgery. He will be a big left-handed presence in the bullpen.

Wagaman is up for the second time this season after being claimed off waivers from the Minnesota Twins in April. He came up April 30 and was designated for assignment the next day. But he survived waivers and went back to Syracuse, where Wagaman was slashing .372/.462/.581 in 13 games with two homers and 12 RBIs.