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Mets slugger Cespedes put on DL with quadriceps injury
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Mets slugger Cespedes put on DL with quadriceps injury

Published Aug. 4, 2016 6:51 p.m. ET
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NEW YORK (AP) Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes has been put on the 15-day disabled list because of a sore right quadriceps, and a feisty manager Terry Collins has teed off on those wondering whether the outfielder aggravated his injury playing golf.

The Mets recalled outfielder Brandon Nimmo from Triple-A Las Vegas before Thursday night's Subway Series game at Yankee Stadium.

Cespedes hurt his leg July 8, and the injury has been nagging him since. He went 1 for 5 in Wednesday night's 9-5 loss to the Yankees, and is hitting .292 with 22 homers and 59 RBIs.

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Collins says he doesn't know when Cespedes might be able to play again. Collins said the team wanted to let the injury ''quiet down'' before resuming baseball activities.

On Wednesday, former big leaguer Kevin Millar tweeted a photo of himself playing golf with Cespedes earlier in the day. Asked about that image, Collins raised his voice.

''Golfing had nothing to do with his leg,'' Collins said three hours before gametime.

''I don't care about perception. I deal with reality,'' he said.

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