5/18/09

Cora to DL; Ramon Martinez called up

Alex Cora has landed on the disabled list with a torn ligament in his thumb. Ramon Martinez has been called up and will start at shortstop.

Cora injured his thumb sliding into second base during the first inning of Sunday night's game in San Francisco.

Martinez made a handful of starts for the Mets at the end of the 2008 season had been with Triple-A Buffalo before being called up.