š„ HOT NEWS: A major blow for San Diego as Xander Bogaerts lands on the 10-day IL with a fractured foot, shaking up the Padresā lineup outlook ā”.NL

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ā The San Diego Padres placed shortstop Xander Bogaerts on the 10-day injured list Friday with a non-displaced fracture in his left foot.

Bogaerts sustained the injury in Wednesdayās game against Seattle when he fouled a ball off his foot. He stayed in that game, but eventually had imaging that revealed a fracture.
āNot great news,ā Padres manager Mike Shildt said before Fridayās game against Minnesota. āEffectively, itās a fracture thatās going to require him being in a boot for a week and then evaluation from there.ā
Shildt added that the teamās medical staff doesnāt believe it will be a season-ending injury for Bogaerts, but Shildt didnāt have a timeline Friday.

Prior to the injury, Bogaerts played in 131 of the Padresā 134 games. He was batting .262 with 49 RBI and had a career-high 20 stolen bases this season.
āHe was swinging the bat really well,ā Shildt said. āHe was playing really, really good shortstop, did a lot of things on the bases. ⦠A catalyst on the club.ā

To take Bogaertsā spot on the roster, San Diego recalled infielder Mason McCoy from Triple-A El Paso. McCoy has appeared in four games with the Padres this year and was batting .272 with 11 home runs and 59 RBIs in 90 games at Triple-A.
San Diego entered play Friday two games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.

