Jose Reyes has hit the disabled list with a hamstring strain, the Mets announced Thursday.Reyes, who was elected to start the All-Star Game at shortstop for the NL, has missed the last four games with the strain and will now miss the All-Star festivities. The Mets have maintained that Reyes only had a mild hamstring strain, but hamstrings are no joke -- especially when it comes to someone who relies on his wheels like Reyes.
Enrique Rojas of ESPN is reporting that doctors have told Reyes he will be shut down for three weeks, which means he will miss most of July and almost certainly remove his name from the trade market.
Reyes, who may be opening up secret contract extension talks with the Mets, is hitting .354/.398/.529 with 15 triples and 30 stolen bases. The batting average and triple tallies led all of baseball. With Reyes sidelined, Ruben Tejada is expected to get the bulk of playing time at short.
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