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Mets Place Kevin Pillar On IL, Select Wilfredo Tovar, Designate Deivy Grullon

By Connor Byrne | May 18, 2021 at 5:27pm CDT

5:27pm: Pillar will undergo plastic surgery on his broken nose in the near future, Thosar tweets. He’ll resume baseball activities 10 to 14 days after that.

3:28pm: The Mets have placed outfielder Kevin Pillar on the 10-day injured list, selected infielder Wilfredo Tovar and designated catcher Deivy Grullon for assignment, per Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News.

Pillar’s IL placement comes as no surprise after the 32-year-old suffered multiple nasal fractures on a hit by pitch on Monday. He’s now among a slew of Mets position players on the IL, though, joining Brandon Nimmo, J.D. Davis, Jeff McNeil, Michael Conforto, Albert Almora, Luis Guillorme and Jose Martinez.

The 29-year-old Tovar is in his second stint as a member of the Mets, with whom he spent 2008-15 and then rejoined on a minor league contract this past offseason. Tovar has totaled just 110 major league plate appearances (22 with the Mets and then 88 with the Angels in 2019) and batted .188/.241/.238 without a home run. He’s a .277/.325/.368 hitter with 19 home runs over 2,054 PA in Triple-A ball.

Grullon, 25, latched on with the Mets when they claimed him off waivers from the Rays on April 28. He didn’t appear in the bigs with the Mets, instead amassing 42 PA with their Triple-A team and slashing .146/.167/.341 with a pair of home runs, before they designated him. Grullon picked up a combined 13 PA with the Phillies and Red Sox from 2019-20.

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  1. MetsMosLoyal 2

    2 years ago

    Imagine if we did not acquire all the depth in offseason. How do Mets consistently have half the team on IR? it’s a tradition unlike any other

    Reply
    • aromaa

      2 years ago

      This is our life, just accept it.

      Reply
    • JackStrawb

      2 years ago

      What depth? Almora? Tovar? For all the talk about “depth,” we aren’t actually seeing it reflected in performance.

      Reply
  2. 48-team MLB

    2 years ago

    As a Braves fan who watched that HBP on live TV last night, I seriously doubt he’s back any time soon. I suppose putting him on the 60-day IL would be unnecessary at this very moment though. They could always move him to the 60-day IL retroactive to today if they need to later on.

    Reply
    • Birch

      2 years ago

      He has a broken nose, it’s not that serious.

      Reply
      • misterbill

        2 years ago

        He got lucky, a couple of inches away and it could have been much worse.

        Reply
  3. DarkSide830

    2 years ago

    see ya in Atlanta, Deivy

    Reply
  4. FredMcGriff for the HOF

    2 years ago

    That was a horrifying video to watch. Jacob Webb obviously felt terrible about it as well. What’s even more amazing is Pillar has basically been hit in the facial area 3 times now.

    Reply
    • 48-team MLB

      2 years ago

      This is just another reason why the three-batter rule is completely unreasonable. If a pitcher comes in and clearly doesn’t have it then you either have his team being forced to watch him create a huge mess before being allowed to take him out or you risk players getting injured.

      Reply
      • baseballpun

        2 years ago

        Yeah but it’s cut game times in half!

        Reply
        • Bill M

          2 years ago

          7:00 games now start at 3:30

  5. baseballpun

    2 years ago

    Does it seem to anyone else that more guys are getting hit in the face this year?

    I think this is the inevitable result of valuing power over pitching. Everyone throws 98, nobody can locate.

    Reply
  6. Rsox

    2 years ago

    That was an ugly moment and hopefully Pillar has a speedy recovery.

    The three batter rule has nothing to do with pitchers not being able to locate their pitches. If pitchers were taught to work the corners and actually pitch instead of “rock and fire” these things wouldn’t happen as much. Pitches get away, it happens but velocity now trumps ability in every way. It’s the same reason there are so many TJ surgeries every year now too

    Reply
    • 48-team MLB

      2 years ago

      You’re missing the point. The three-batter rule forces a pitcher to face three batters (obviously). If they come in and clearly have no control then they can’t take them out of the game until they face two more batters, which puts those two batters at risk as well. This was obviously just one pitch that got away but that’s not always the case. I’ve seen guys throw three or four wild pitches in an inning. A reliever hit two Phillies in a row pretty recently, including hitting Bryce Harper in the face.

      Reply
      • Phantom X

        2 years ago

        Teams need to stop signing these types of players. They’re not even interesting to watch. I’d rather see someone throw 93 and be able to paint.

        Reply
      • Flyby

        2 years ago

        If a player is in danger do you think the umpires and managers are going to let that go on or agree on an exception? If not only so they dont lose a valuable player but also it would open them to lawsuits when it is clear they are putting them in danger.

        Reply
    • Phantom X

      2 years ago

      Exactly. If he can throw 100 that’s who we need. Meanwhile he can’t hit the broad side of a barn. Phillies have a perfect example of that in Alvarado.

      Reply
      • DarkSide830

        2 years ago

        Alvarado actually gets outs

        Reply
        • Phantom X

          2 years ago

          After Cotham has a talk with him.

    • iamhector24

      2 years ago

      Grip it and rip it a la tin cup.

      Reply
  7. formerdraftpick

    2 years ago

    Deivy might be a Pirates claim considering Stallings is bumped up.

    Reply
  8. sureshotschmitty

    2 years ago

    They waived the 3 batter minimum after Webb beaned Pillar last night. Both managers agreed the kid had to get off the hill as he was totally devastated

    Reply
    • iamhector24

      2 years ago

      I didn’t realize that could be waived. Thank you for actually teaching me something here.

      Reply
  9. misterbill

    2 years ago

    Can’t imagine that Tovar will be with the team very long unless he can play the outfield. Maybin will probably join them by the weekend and Tovar will be sent back to AAA.

    Reply
  10. qbass187

    2 years ago

    Curse of the Mets

    Reply
  11. padam

    2 years ago

    Soon this site is going to have to change the name to ‘MajorLeagueInjuries.com.’

    Reply
  12. Lee Mazzilli for HOF

    2 years ago

    Tovar. Wow been awhile since heard that name. Makes me wonder what happened to Cory Vaughn.

    Reply
    • iamhector24

      2 years ago

      After that beaning the Braves need Vince Vaughn.

      Reply
  13. jim stem

    2 years ago

    Pillar came to the park today and held an incredible press conference. Nothing but respect for the guy. Hope he heals well and is able to overcome.

    Reply
    • Bill M

      2 years ago

      He’s the new face of the Mets

      Reply
  14. Cubs Dynasty

    2 years ago

    Kahlil Lee- So far this aging “prospect” is 0-5 with 5 punchouts. It looks like he’s a not ready for prime time player…

    Reply
    • misterbill

      2 years ago

      Yeah, that 22-year-old is clearly all washed up, a real never-been Maybe his hitting isn’t ready for MLB but he made a great catch.

      Reply
      • Cubs Dynasty

        2 years ago

        I said he was not ready…perhaps after two or three AAA seasons he will…never said Kahlil was washed up…he has to be able to hit big league pitching…not happening yet…

        Reply
        • iamhector24

          2 years ago

          Lindor strikes out all the time. Guess he’s not ready either.

        • Cubs Dynasty

          2 years ago

          LoL iamhector…good comparison…keep trying

        • whynot 2

          2 years ago

          Referring to him as an ‘aging “prospect”’ does imply a certain level of judgment. At 22 he still has plenty of time to develop. He is only up now because of an emergency.

        • Cubs Dynasty

          2 years ago

          Ok why not. Aging was probably not Fair. Yet the kidhas been playing Oro ball for ever.

    • Dan Hunter

      2 years ago

      Here comes Bryant,
      Maybin and Lee will not do anything, seriously.

      Reply
  15. Roughed Odor

    2 years ago

    Pillar won’t go on the 60 day DL. That guy would play if he could see out of his right eye. He is a solid ball player. He sees an opportunity to play everyday. As a Jays fan I follow him wherever he plays. Mets fans everyone is having injury problems this year. This is unrelated but I am glad I am not an Angels fan. Superstar position players with squat for pitching. Mediocrity year after year.

    Reply
    • JackStrawb

      2 years ago

      @Roughed Odor Particularly when this was a great offseason to pick up league average pitching fairly cheaply, not to mention how much of it was available in trade.

      Reply
  16. Dan Hunter

    2 years ago

    Mets need an RBI man NOW.

    Reply
  17. advplee

    2 years ago

    The way Pillar showed class, being concerned for the feelings of the pitcher and reaching out to Webb, I became an instant fan. Never heard of Pillar before, but as I have read up on him, this is normal for him. What a great ambassador for the sport. Get well soon!

    Reply
  18. JackStrawb

    2 years ago

    Trust the Mets to get nothing in return for a catcher, in Grullon, who learned to slug .500 in AA and AAA as a 22 and 23 year old.

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