Official Site of the Pirates · Jul 20, 2015
Mercer out 6 weeks for Bucs with knee sprain
Mercer injures leg 4:48 7/19/15: Jordy Mercer leaves the game on a cart after Carlos Gomez slides into his leg, injuring it in the process Further tests Monday revealed that Pirates infielder Jordy Mercer has been diagnosed with a lower leg contusion and a sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his left knee, and he will be out approximately six weeks.
Mercer has been placed on the 15-day disabled list and will use a combination of rest, treatment and rehabilitation to recover. In the meantime, the club has selected the contract of infielder Brent Morel from Triple-A Indianapolis.