New York Mets reliever Buddy Carlyle (5.63 ERA) may be headed to the disabled list according to Manager Terry Collins.
Carlyle was pulled from Monday’s game against the Chicago Cubs after his lower back tightened and he experienced spasms.
“He needed help to get down the steps when his back tightened up and his hamstring tightened up on him,” Collins said. (Adam Rubin, ESPN New York)
“As we’re seeing with someone else on this team, those are two injuries that go hand in hand. We’ll probably be very careful. We’ll have to check him again tomorrow, see what trainer Ray [Ramirez] thinks and make a determination where he is.”
Collins mentioned Triple-A relievers Chasen Bradford, Zack Thornton and Jack Leathersich as potential call-up candidates if Carlyle lands on the DL.
