The San Diego Padres placed outfielder Wil Myers on the 10-day injured list with right knee inflammation on Friday.
The #Padres placed OF Wil Myers on the 10-Day IL (retro to June 1) with right knee inflammation.
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) June 3, 2022
In a corresponding move, the Padres recalled OF Brent Rooker from Triple-A El Paso.
While Myers doesn't believe the injury will keep him out of action long, arthroscopic surgery on the knee is reportedly still an option.
"I really thought we were getting into a good place, but the better it felt the more work he was trying to do to get ready, and just got a setback with it," Padres manager Bob Melvin said, speaking about Myers' injury. "So unfortunately, we're gonna have to take a pause here and just trying to get him right."
This season for the Padres, Myers is hitting .234/.276/.306 with a home run and 19 RBI in 32 games.
The right knee injury has hampered Myers lately; he's batted .167/.231/.439 with an RBI over his last six games.
The Padres called-up outfielder Brent Rooker to fill Myers' roster spot.
Rooker, 27, batted .242/.357/.568 with nine home runs and 23 RBI in 26 games for El Paso this season.
In April, the Padres acquired Rooker and reliever Taylor Rogers in a trade with the Minnesota Twins in exchange for starting pitcher Chris Paddack and reliever Emilio Pagan.
A first-round pick by the Twins in 2017, Rooker has played 65 major league games over two seasons, batting .212/.299/.413 with 10 home runs and 52 RBI.
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