The Pittsburgh Pirates announced today that Jordy Mercer has a lower leg contusion and a sprain of the medial collateral ligament of his left knee. The injury occurred yesterday during a collision near second base with Milwaukee's Carlos Gomez. Mercer has been placed on the 15-day disabled and Brett Morel will take his place on the active roster. Corey Hart had to be moved to the 60-day DL to create room for Morel on the 40-man roster.
The timetable for a return from this type of injury is approximately six weeks, so Mercer will be out until early September.