Ruben Tejada (quad) will continue his minor league rehab assignment with Triple-A Las Vegas. Tejada, out since the end of May with a right quad strain, began his rehab stint with the Gulf Coast League Mets last Friday and went 3-for-9 (.333) with two RBI in three games. The Mets are going to want to see him post some good numbers before activating him, but he should get his job back from Omar Quintanilla before long.

Ruben Tejada (quad) went 1-for-2 with an RBI on Friday in his first rehab game with High-A St. Lucie. Tejada, sidelined since the end of May with a right quad strain, also played five innings at shortstop. He was struggling even before the injury, so the Mets want to see results before they bring him back from the disabled list.

Mets manager Terry Collins said Thursday that Ruben Tejada (quad) has "got to go earn" the shortstop job back from Omar Quintanilla. "Based on what we've seen right now, Ruben's got to go earn it back," Collins said of the starting job at shortstop. "He's got to go play, get his game together, get himself in top shape. We know he can." Tejada will begin a rehab assignment this week and should be activated from the DL before the All-Star break.

Ruben Tejada (quad) will begin a rehab assignment later this week for the Gulf Coast League Mets. It's not clear how many games he'll need, but Tejada will move up to Triple-A Las Vegas before the end of the assignment. Manager Terry Collins expects Tejada to be added to the major league roster once he's ready, not optioned to Triple-A as had been previously speculated. It's not clear, though, how playing time will be divided between he and Omar Quintanilla at shortstop.

Ruben Tejada (quad) remains unable to do any lateral movements. Tejada is limited to fielding grounders hit right at him, as well as hitting off a tee. He missed seven weeks with a right quad strain last season, and it's looking like he could miss that much time again, which would put his return in mid-July.

Ruben Tejada (quad) is fielding grounders without moving laterally and running in a pool Tejada resumed running earlier this week and is slowly ramping up other baseball activities. It's not clear when he'll begin a rehab assignment, but considering how poorly he was playing prior to the injury, he shouldn't be assured a spot on the major league roster once he's back to full health.

Ruben Tejada (quad) did some running on Tuesday. It's the first time he's done so since a strained right quad sent him to the disabled list late last month. Tejada will surely require a rehab assignment before being activated, and he's not guaranteed a return to the big league roster.

Ruben Tejada received an injection in his right quadriceps muscle on Thursday. Tejada injured his quad on Wednesday night was placed on the disabled list Thursday. There's no clear timetable for his return, but it's worth noting that he missed nearly six weeks with a quad injury last year. He was staring a demotion in the face anyway, so the Mets will at least get the chance to send him on a minor league rehab assignment once he's back to full health. Omar Quintanilla will fill in at shortstop for now.

Mets placed SS Ruben Tejada on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right quadriceps muscle. Tejada suffered the injury during Wednesday night's game against the Yankees. He has struggled mightily at the plate this season and was in danger of being demoted to Triple-A Las Vegas, so there's an element of convenience to this. Justin Turner filled in at shortstop on Wednesday but is not really a solution there.

Ruben Tejada left Wednesday's game against the Yankees with a quad injury. It's not clear at this point how severe the malady is, but it's worth noting that he dealt with a quad injury during spring training and last season. Tejada might have been in line for a demotion soon, anyway, so the Mets could hide him on the DL instead.