Mets Place Jesse Winker on IL, Recall Jared Young

The New York Mets announced a slew of roster moves before their series opener against the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. The most important news to emerge from the transactions, however, was that Jesse Winker is heading back to the 10-day injured list, this time with back inflammation, while Jared Young is coming up from Triple-A Syracuse to take his place.

Winker, who returned from his rehab assignment on Tuesday and was in the starting lineup as the designated hitter for each of the Mets’ first two contests against the Baltimore Orioles earlier this week, appeared to injure his back on a swing in Game 1 of Thursday’s doubleheader. He was subsequently pulled with what was originally described as back tightness and replaced by Mark Vientos.

It’s a tough break for Winker, who had initially been placed on the 10-day IL on May 5 with an oblique injury. He was later transferred to the 60-day IL and went over two months without playing in a major league game for New York. The timeline for his return is currently unknown at this point.

Young is now back for his second go-around with the Mets this season. He was recalled from Triple-A on May 24 and hit .171/.227/.415 with three home runs across 44 plate appearances before being sent back down on June 27. The left-handed power hitter, who previously spent time with the Chicago Cubs and the Doosan Bears of the KBO, has slashed .272/.388/.526 in Syracuse this year.

New York also returned Kodai Senga from his rehab assignment in time for his first start since June 12 tonight and recalled Austin Warren from Triple-A. Warren was optioned yesterday after serving as the 27th man in the club’s doubleheader. Furthermore, Justin Hagenman was optioned to Syracuse while Rico Garcia was designated for assignment. The former allowed three runs (two earned) in Game 2 yesterday while the latter threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings.

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