Francisco Mejia, the primary catcher for the Rays following Mike Zunino’s season-ending injury that resulted in Thoracic Outlet Surgery this month, is now also on the shelf.
Mejia has appeared in 59 of 97 games this season, essentially manning a 50/50 split at backstop. On offense the switch hitter has an astonishing 166 wRC+ vLHP (52 PA), but also an underwhelming 68 wRC+ vRHP (132 PA) — on the whole that’s a 95 wRC+ this season.
The injury prognosis comes courtesy of the Tampa Bay Times:
“Totally fine after the game. Totally normal,” manager Kevin Cash said.