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Mets sign Ruggiano, put Reyes on 15-day DL
- Updated: July 30, 2016
NEW YORK — A day after placing Juan Lagares on the disabled list with an injury that should sideline him for at least six weeks, the Mets moved quickly to replace their Gold Glove center fielder. New York on Saturday signed veteran outfielder Justin Ruggiano, plugging him into the starting lineup against the Rockies barely a day after initiating talks with him.
“He plays hard, does damage against left-handed pitching,” said Mets manager Terry Collins, who first met Ruggiano during their shared time in the Dodgers’ organization in 2004. “He can play all the outfield positions. He can run. So he’s what we’d been looking for. We needed a right-handed bat here.”
To make room on the active roster, the Mets placed infielder Jose Reyes on the disabled list. They also shifted Matt Harvey from the 15- to the 60-day DL.
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