ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals announced Thursday after a 4-2 loss to the New York Mets that they are promoting rookie shortstop Masyn Winn from Triple-A Memphis.

St. Louis also said it was placing outfielder Lars Nootbaar on the 10-day injured list because of a lower abdomen contusion.

The Cardinals added Winn to the 40-man roster. He will take Nootbaar's spot on the active roster ahead of Friday's game against the Mets.

Winn, 21, who was the Cardinals' second-round draft choice (54th player overall) in the 2020 MLB draft. He is currently No. 16 among the midseason top 50 MLB prospects, according to ESPN's Kiley McDaniel.

"He's one of the most exciting players I've seen in a while, and I am thrilled that he is coming up and we'll get a chance to see it up here," Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said. "This is an electric player, for sure."

In 105 games this season at Memphis, Winn hit .288 with a .474 slugging percentage. He has 18 home runs with 61 RBI and 17 stolen bases in his first season of play at Triple-A.

He leads all of minor league baseball with 99 runs and is tied for second among Triple-A players with 128 hits.

The 5-foot-10, 180-pound Winn has swiped 92 bases in 104 career attempts (88 pct.) in the minors and has 20 career triples. Winn has had four separate hitting streaks of at least 10 games this season, including a career-high 16-game streak May 23-June 9.

Winn joins Alec Burleson and Jordan Walker among players from the Cardinals 2020 draft class who are now playing for St. Louis. He was the youngest player at the Triple-A level to begin the 2023 campaign.

Nootbaar was hurt Wednesday. He took a foul ball to the groin area in an 8-0 loss to Oakland. With center fielder Dylan Carlson (oblique) also on the IL, the Cardinals started Tommy Edman in center against New York.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.