New York Mets Injury Updates James McCan from seestyle's blog

A very tough break for the Mets' starting catcher.James McCann, who just returned from the IL on June 24 after a six-week stay, landed back on the shelf with an oblique injury.According to manager Buck Showalter, McCann will be out longer than the Jason Castro Jersey 10-day minimum, which was determined after the team received his MRI results on Sunday.Tomas Nido Addison Reed Jersey will re-take primary catching duties, while Patrick Mazeika has returned to back him up.McCann suffered a broken hamate bone in mid-May, which required surgery. While he recovered swiftly to return in a little over a month, he is now dealing with a new injury that could sideline him for a similar period of time.As for right fielder Starling Marte (left groin tightne s), the Mets are still awaiting his imaging results, before making a decision on whether he will Robbie Grossman Jersey require an IL stint. Marte has been one of the Mets' hottest hitters as of late.While he is currently active for the Mets Sunday afternoon game against the Miami Marlins, the team will provide an update/decision on him in the near future.Scroll to ContinueMarte's injury comes with poor timing, as Jeff McNeil Mitch Garver Jersey is expected to land on the after Sunday' Byron Buxton Jersey s game, with the birth of his first child looming.The Mets begin a crucial three-game series on Monday with the red-hot NL East rival Atlanta Braves. They could potentially be without two of their best hitters in McNeil and Marte for this series.- - -