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</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Braves SS Escobar (groin) placed on 15-day DL </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Yunel Escobar - SS - ATL - May. 4 </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Braves placed SS Yunel Escobar on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 30, with a strained left groin.
The Braves, in turn, promoted infield prospect Brandon Hicks from Triple-A Gwinnett and he should see a nice amount of playing time at shortstop for Atlanta. Escobar suffered the groin injury late last week and hadn't made enough progress by Tuesday morning. He's batting a disappointing .215/.295/.266 in 79 at-bats this year. Maybe the rest will do him some good.
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The Braves, in turn, promoted infield prospect Brandon Hicks from Triple-A Gwinnett and he should see a nice amount of playing time at shortstop for Atlanta. Escobar suffered the groin injury late last week and hadn't made enough progress by Tuesday morning. He's batting a disappointing .215/.295/.266 in 79 at-bats this year. Maybe the rest will do him some good.
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