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New York Mets catcher James McCann goes on 10-day IL with left oblique strain

NEW YORK -- The Mets have placed catcher James McCann on the 10-day injured list on Sunday with a left oblique strain.

The 32-year old was injured while reaching to apply a tag in the sixth inning of New York's extra-inning victory over the Miami Marlins on Saturday.

It is the second stint on the injured list this season for the Mets catcher. McCann required surgery for his broken left hamate bone and spent six weeks on the injured list. He was reinstated on June 24 and started eight games. New York manager Buck Showalter indicated that McCann was expected to be out "longer than 10 days.