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Mets injury update: Vic Black activated from disabled list, then demoted to Triple-A

The relief pitcher began the season on the disabled list with right shoulder tendinitis.

Just when Mets right-handed relief pitcher Vic Black thought he was ready to rejoin the major league club, he got some surprising news: instead he had been demoted to Triple-A Las Vegas.

Black, who was shut down on March 19 with shoulder soreness and subsequently placed on the disabled list, has been out for the entire 2015 season and has spent close to two months rehabbing before being activated on Sunday.In two rehab appearances with Las Vegas, Black had a 27.