Rays place Francisco Mejia (knee) on 10-day injured list

Tampa Bay Rays catcher Francisco Mejia (knee) has been placed on the 10-day injured list on Friday.

What It Means:

Mejia will miss time after he suffered a left knee MCL sprain on Thursday. Expect Christian Bethancourt to take over behind the plate while Rene Pinto operates in a backup role.

Per Baseball Savant on 115 batted balls this season, Mejia has recorded a 4.3% barrel rate and a .203 expected average.