Mets Put Jorge Polanco On Injured List With Wrist Contusion

The New York Mets have lost a second key bat to an injury.

With superstar Juan Soto already on the injured list, the Mets placed first baseman Jorge Polanco on the 10-day IL Saturday with a right wrist contusion. Catcher Hayden Senger was called up from Triple-A Syracuse.

Polanco, a key offseason signing, last played Tuesday, going 0-for-4 in a 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Like others in the Mets' lineup, he was off to a rough start offensively, putting up a .179/.246/.286 slash line with one homer and two RBIs in 14 of the Mets' 20 games.

Senger won't be adding much offensively. His .257/.316/.714 slash line with five homers and 11 RBIs in 12 games at Syracuse marks above-average output for the 29-year-old catcher. He made his MLB debut a year ago, appearing in 33 games with the Mets and having a slash line of .181/.221/.194 with no homers and four RBIs.

Brett Baty has started the last two games at first base with Polanco out of the lineup.