Mercedes was placed on the 7-day injured list at Single-A Fort Myers with an undisclosed injury, TwinsDaily.com reports.
Mercedes was recently promoted to Single-A after hitting .331/.421/568 with six home runs and 18 stolen bases in 51 games for Minnesota's Florida Complex League affiliate. He had improved after a lackluster 2023 season during which he had just a .629 OPS for the FCL team.