May 17 2009
Mets Place Delgado on the DL
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The New York Mets are down a key man in the heart of their batting order, and Carlos Delgado could be out for a prolonged period of time.
The slugger was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with an impingement of his right hip, and Mets manager Jerry Manuel believes it could be a while before he’s back. 
The move is retroactive to May 11, the first baseman’s last game. Delgado left the team before Saturday’s game against the San Francisco Giants and was to be re-evaluated early next week. It’s unclear whether Delgado will opt to have surgery - something Manuel said he will leave up to his star player and doctors to discuss.
Delgado is batting .298 with four homers and 23 RBIs in 26 games. He was batting .423 (11-for-26) over his previous seven games with seven runs scored, three doubles, a homer and seven RBIs. It became apparent in recent days that Delgado would need time to recover.
