After tonight’s 5-1 victory against the Twins, Mets’ manager Carlos Mendoza announced that center fielder Jose Siri had a fractured tibia and would be hitting the Injured List. Mendoza did not speculate as to how much time Siri would miss, but indicated he would be out “for awhile.”

Siri fouled a ball off of his leg in the second inning of Saturday’s loss to the Athletics and needed help both getting back to the dugout and then being placed on a golf cart. Without being able to put weight on his leg, things did not look great for Siri, but with injuries like this, it is often hard to tell exactly how bad something is until testing is done.

In the postgame presser, Mendoza mentioned Jesse Winker and Starling Marte as potentially getting more time in the corner outfield spots, with Tyrone Taylor getting the bulk of the center field playing time. Mendoza said that he needed to talk with David Stearns to see who would be getting the call up to take Siri’s spot on the roster. In addition to Brandon Nimmo, who has experience in center, the Mets have a number of potential minor leaguers who could come up as a backup centerfielder. It seems unlikely that one of the Mets’ highly touted prospects like Jett Williams or Drew Gilbert would be called up to mostly ride the pine, so it looks more likely that a veteran who is accustomed to part-time playing like Jose Azocar or Rafael Ortega would get the nod.

Siri also spoke to the press after the game, and talked about his disappointment with the injury.

Siri said, based on conversations he’s had with the Mets’ staff, that he does not expect surgery on his leg.