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Mets second baseman Dilson Herrera will not play again this year due to a quad strain, MLB.com reports. Herrera last played Saturday and finishes with a .220/.303/.407 line in 59 at-bats.

Mets second baseman Dilson Herrera sat for a second straight game Tuesday at Washington after straining his right quadriceps Saturday. The Mets have yet to rule him out for the rest of the season.

Wilmer Flores shifted over to second base to fill in for him, allowing Ruben Tejada in the lineup at shortstop.

Mets second baseman Dilson Herrera didn't play Sunday after leaving Saturday with a strained right quadriceps, but according to MLB.com, he still has a chance of returning before season's end.

"It's not so severe that we'd send him home," manager Terry Collins said Sunday. "We're going to certainly have him make sure he goes through the process of getting back and, hopefully, by this time next week he's running and maybe back in the lineup. I don't know."

Dilson Herrera was out of the Mets' lineup for Sunday's game at the Braves. He exited Saturday's contest with a leg injury. Wilmer Flores got the start at second base in place of Herrera.

Mets infielder Dilson Herrera left Saturday's game with a leg injury.

Herrera injured himself running to first base. He was replaced by a pinch runner in the fifth inning. Herrera was 2 for 3, with a home run before being pulled from the game. 

The Marlins added four players from Triple-A New Orleans Tuesday, as part of September roster expansion.

The Marlins recalled pitchers Anthony DeSclafani and Andrew Heaney , along with infielders Jusin Bour and Enrique Hernandez , the team announced.  

Mets infielder Dilson Herrera went 2 for 4 with a triple, a home run and three RBI in his team's 9-6 loss to the Marlins.

The two hits were his first for extra bases in his career. He's 4 for 10 since going 0 for 3 in his major-league debut Friday.

Apparently, the Mets aren't just looking to trudge their way through the season's final month. Instead of turning to some journeyman type to fill in for Daniel Murphy, who went on the DL Friday with a calf injury, they reached all the way down to Double-A and pulled up 20-year-old Dilson Herrera, who hadn't played a single game above low Class A prior to this year.

True, the Mets also acquired hard-throwing reliever and potential closer candidate Vic Black in the deal that sent Marlon Byrd to the Pirates last August, but Herrera may have been the real prize. A toolsy type who has also played some shortstop, he's taken a big step forward in the minors this season, batting .323 with 13 home runs, 23 steals and an .858 OPS. And though he's split his at-bats almost evenly between two stops, his numbers only improved following his promotion to Double-A Binghamton, where he's hit .340 with a .967 OPS.

Does that mean he's ready to play in the big leagues? That's probably a stretch. Rougned Odor took a similar step forward last year -- and with a better pedigree to begin with -- and he's struggled to transition to the big leagues at at 20.

Still, in NL-only and long-term keeper leagues, Herrera's upside makes him worth a flier.

Mets shortstop Dilson Herrera will only play second base in the majors, ESPN.com reports, despite playing 27 games in the minors at shortstop this season.

Herrera was recalled Thursday from Double-A Binghamton, where he was hitting .340/.406/.560 in 61 games. He is expected to help replace Daniel Murphy, who was placed on the DL Thursday. 

Mets infielder Dilson Herrera has been promoted to the majors Thursday.

Herrera will replace Daniel Murphy on the active roster. Herrera has hit .319/.377/.471 over two levels in the minors.