Blanco Gets Put On Bereavement List, Thole Gets Called Up

He probably won't be up for too long, but according to Adam Rubin on twitter, Josh Thole has been called up to replace Henry Blanco's spot on the roster, as Blanco has been placed on the bereavement list.  According to Kevin Burkhardt on twitter, Blanco should only be gone for a few days dealing with an illness in the family.  This should be long enough of a stint to give Thole a start since the Mets play a full week's worth of games (and a day game Wednesday), but I would bet it's not the way Thole would have liked to been called up.

I feel bad for Blanco...that kind of thing is never fun to deal with...