Diamondbacks place Nick Ahmed on IL, call up SS Geraldo Perdomo

The Arizona Diamondbacks announced on Saturday that they have placed shortstop Nick Ahmed on the 10-day injured list due to inflammation in his right knee.

In a corresponding move, the D-backs have also called up SS Geraldo Perdomo.

However, the move is not expected to be permanent, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.

Perdomo is Arizona’s third-ranked minor league prospect, according to MLB’s prospect rankings.

The 21-year-old shortstop appeared in 12 Cactus League games for Arizona this spring, posting a .222 batting average with two hits and four RBIs.

The D-backs signed Perdomo during the 2016-17 international period for $70,000.

In his three years of minor league action for Arizona, Perdomo has racked up 8 home runs, 82 RBIs and hit for a .278 batting average.

Earlier in the week, Ahmed was injected with two shots as he continues to be sidelined.

“I’m feeling a little bit better. Unfortunately the injections I got didn’t help as quickly as I was hoping they would,” Ahmed said. “Getting a little bit of progress each day, but not to the point where it’s just great to kind of let it go and play every single day now.”

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