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Khalil Lee is back in the big leagues.
Earlier today it was reported that Lee is en route to San Diego to join the Mets from Syracuse. Now he is activated for Wednesday’s game, with relief pitcher Adonis Medina sent down in a corresponding move.
It is unknown how long Lee will remain in the bigs with Starling Marte stating he feels like he could avoid a stint on the injured list after he departed Tuesday’s game with a left quadriceps injury.
The Mets outfield now consists of Lee, Brandon Nimmo, Mark Canha, and Nick Plummer, with Travis Jankowski already on the injured list.
Lee played in 11 games for the Mets last season. Going 1-for-18 at the plate but did make a handful of fielding highlights.
This season he’s split time between Triple-A Syracuse and Low-A St. Lucie where he was demoted to in order to snap out of a slump.
In 42 games in the minors, Lee is hitting .225 with four home runs and 17 runs batted in. But over his last 11 games in Syracuse, Lee is hitting .364/.462/.773 with six doubles and four home runs.
