Mets' Jorge Polanco lands on IL with right wrist contusion, no timeline for return

Jorge Polanco is officially hitting the injured list.

The Mets placed the infielder on the 10-day IL with a wrist contusion prior to Saturday's game against the Cubs.

Carlos Mendozasaid it looked as if he was hit by a pitch at first, but the injury actually occurred while taking some swings against Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Tuesday night's loss.

Trainers didn't think much of it at the time, but it got worse the next day, so they sent him for testing.

Polanco will now be forced to the sidelines without a timeline for his return.

While this is a big blow for the Mets' lineup, it does give the veteran an opportunity to fully heal from the Achilles injury that's been bugging him since the second game of the season.

Polanco is said to have been making good progress on that front, but he was visibly hobbled on the basepaths and had gotten off to a slow start at the plate, with just four of his 10 hits going for extra bases.

He has also been limited to strictly DH duties since that opening series against the Pirates.

In a corresponding move, Hayden Senger has been recalled from Syracuse.

Adding a third catcher allows the Mets to be aggressive with Luis Torrens off the bench and keep Francisco Alvarez 's bat in the lineup on an everyday basis, whether it's at DH or behind the plate.

Senger has also gotten off to a nice start with Syracuse, lifting six XBHs over his first 12 games.