Mets put Yoenis Cespedes on DL with hamstring injury

WASHINGTON—The New York Mets placed outfielder Yoenis Cespedes on the 10-day disabled list Saturday with what could be a season-ending hamstring injury.

Cespedes strained his right hamstring running the bases in the first inning Friday night against the Nationals. General manager Sandy Alderson said Cespedes' "season is in jeopardy."

The 31-year-old has been limited to 81 games this season because of various injuries. He's hitting .292 with 17 home runs and 42 RBIs for a team that has fallen out of playoff contention.

"Ces, he knows his workouts better than I do, and if he needs to adjust them, then I'm sure that he will get with his fitness people and make those corrections," Mets manager Terry Collins said Saturday. "They need to meet with Yo and Noah (Syndergaard) and guys that really get after it in workouts and come up with a system that keeps them healthy. I don't know if there's any such animal."

While putting Cespedes on the DL, the Mets welcomed back Jose Reyes after the infielder missed 10 days with a sore left ribcage. New York also called up outfielder Travis Taijeron from Triple-A Las Vegas and optioned right-hander Kevin McGowan.

After being notified of his call-up Friday in Las Vegas, the 28-year-old Taijeron made it to Washington in time to make his major league debut, batting seventh and starting in right field.

"It just came out of left field pretty much," said Taijeron, who went 0 for 4. "I had just got done hitting in the cage and we were just talking in the clubhouse and they called me in and told me."