The Mets made four roster moves on Thursday ahead of opening a four-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals at Citi Field, including recalling reliever Max Kranick one day after he was sent to Triple-A Syracuse.
Kranick was able to return to the big league club so soon because the Mets placed outfielder Jose Siri on the 10-day Injured List with a left tibia fracture. Without the IL move, the reliever would not have had to spend 15 days in the minors, per MLB rules.
New York also optioned Justin Hagenman to Triple-A after he made his major league debut in Wednesday’s game against the Minnesota Twins, after starter Griffin Canning was scratched due to illness. The right-hander allowed one run on one hit and struck out four over 3.1 innings of work.
In a corresponding move, outfielder José Azócar was added to the roster. Azócar has played 214 big league games over the last three seasons with the San Diego Padres, slashing .243/.287/.322 for a .610 OPS with 22 career extra-base hits and 21 RBI in 397 plate appearances.
The Mets claimed the 28-year-old off waivers last September, and he has appeared in 22 games with Syracuse, where he has 28 hits in 92 at-bats (.304).
Canning will start on Thursday, and left-hander David Peterson will be pushed back to Friday.
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