The Mets have placed Ruben Tejada on the disabled list with a right quadriceps strain.
Tejada suffered the injury pursuing a foul ball during the ninth inning of Wednesday's Subway Series game at Yankee Stadium.
The 23-year-old is batting .209 with 10 RBIs in 187 at-bats this season. He also has shown lapses at shortstop.
Via Adam Rubin/ESPN