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NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets rookie Christian Scott was placed on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a sprained ligament in his right elbow, sidelining New York’s top pitching prospect indefinitely.

Scott is 0-3 with a 4.56 ERA in nine major league starts since making his debut May 4 with an impressive performance at Tampa Bay. He mentioned his elbow was aching following Sunday’s outing in Miami, and he underwent an MRI on Tuesday when the Mets returned home.

Scott was put on the IL, retroactive to Monday, with a sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow. Left-hander Alex Young was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse and got two critical outs in his Mets debut, stranding an inherited runner in scoring position to preserve a one-run lead in the sixth inning of a 3-2 victory.

New York manager Carlos Mendoza said Scott will be examined by multiple …