Mets' Luis Robert Jr. Hits IL with Back Injury

0:00It's April 30th, I'm Cory with the story. This is MLB News Today, driven by AI and built for baseball fans. Met's outfielder Luis Robert Jr. just landed on the 10-day injured list with a lumbar spine disc herniation. He got tested on Wednesday, five days after first billing back discomfort. To make room, the team designated right-hander Carl Edwards Jr. for assignment, then recalled right-hander Austin Warren and infielder Eric Wageman from Triple A Syracuse. Earlier this week, the Met's called him day-to-day, hoping he'd miss just the game or two. But after sitting out his third straight game and not improving from Tuesday's treatment, manager Carlos Mendoza sent him for an MRI that confirmed the issue. It's a tough blow since the Met's went all out to keep Robert healthy in his first New York season. They eased him into spring training, delaying his grapefruit league debut to build leg strength and gave him rest days even during a strong start sitting him five times in the first 26 games.

1:00The 28-year-old has hit the injured list nine times over seven big league seasons and is back cooled after an early hot streak 9-22 OPSN. His first 12 games dropped to 405 over the next 12. Now he's at .224 with a 327 on base and 329 slugging, two homers, and eight RBI's in 24 games. With Warren and Wagamon stepping up, the Met's plugged the gaps while Robert heals, fingers crossed for a swift comeback to spark that line of again.