Rays place C Francisco Mejia (knee) on 10-day IL

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July 15, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Tampa Bay Rays catcher Francisco Mejia (21) is congratulated by teammates after hitting a home run during the fifth inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium.

July 15, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Tampa Bay Rays catcher Francisco Mejia (21) is congratulated by teammates after hitting a home run during the fifth inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium.
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tampa bay rays Francisco Mejia was placed on the 10-day injured list and recalled fellow catcher Rene Pinto from Triple-A Durham because of a left knee MCL sprain on Friday.

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Mejia, 27, underwent an MRI of his knee after exiting in the seventh inning of a 4-3 loss to the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Thursday.

He is batting .227 with five homers and 19 RBI in 50 games this season.

Mejia is a career .239 hitter with 29 homers and 118 RBI in 355 career games with the Cleveland franchise (2017–18), San Diego Padres (2018–20) and . rays

The 26-year-old Pinto is working to recover from his injured hand. He batted .213 with two homers and 10 RBI in 25 games last season. rays

–Field Level Media