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Jordy Mercer Leaves Sunday’s Game With Left Leg Injury

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Jordy Mercer had to be carted off the field on Sunday after a collision in the base paths with Milwaukee’s Carlos Gomez. Mercer had to be carted off the field and couldn’t put any weight on his left leg. Sean Rodriguez entered the game at third base and Jung-Ho Kang moved from third base to shortstop. We will post an update as soon as one is available.

 

Update 6:54 PM: The Pirates announced that Mercer is on his way to Pittsburgh to be evaluated by team doctors. Sounds like there won’t be an immediate update.

Update 7:37 PM: If you’re wondering about a possible replacement, Brent Morel was scratched from the Indianapolis lineup right before first pitch. He has a .900 OPS in his last 47 games, dating back to May 25th. So it sounds like if the evaluation of Mercer doesn’t go well, Morel will be added to the roster and Kang will start at shortstop.

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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