Starling Marte injury update Mets outfie

outfielder was placed on the 10-day injured list with a partial non-displaced fracture in his right middle finger, the team announced Saturday. Infield prospect was called up to fill the roster spot.Marte suffered the injury when he was hit by a pitch Tuesday night. Jerome Robinson Jersey He initially remained in the game and played another inning in the field, then was removed. The Mets initially called it a day-to-day injury, though Marte did not show enough improvement in recent days to remain on the active Blake Griffin Jersey roster. Here's the injury:"At first, I felt the pre sure of where the pain was going to be, and then when I was out there (in the outfield) I felt like I couldn't throw and that kind of led me to talk to the team trainer and at that point they took me," . He went for imaging Wednesday that found the fracture.Marte, 33, is in the first year of a four-year, $ Kawhi Leonard Jersey 78 million contract. He owns a .292/.347/.468 batting line with 16 home runs and 18 stolen bases, which was enough to earn him his second career All-Star Game selection. Needle s to say, Marte is an important cog near the top of New York's lineup. Trade deadline addition has handled right field duty since Marte was injured, though the Mets have only faced right-handed starters. in left and in right is a po sibility against lefties, with Vientos at DH.The 22-year-old Vientos owns a .280/ Montrezl Harrell Jersey .358/.519 batting line with 24 home runs in Triple-A this season, albeit with a 28.6 percent strikeout rate. He has played first and third bases this year, and has dabbled in left in the past. , adding the power makes him a potential middle of the order threat. The Mets entered play Saturday with an 87-52 record. They are a half-game behind the defending World Series Wesley Johnson Jersey champion in the NL East. .