Jun 13, 2017; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Marlins shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria (3) takes infield practice before a game against the Oakland Athletics at Marlins Park. Photo Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
The Tampa Bay Rays acquired shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria from the Miami Marlins for two minor leaguers on Monday.
Outfielder Braxton Lee and right-hander Ethan Clark were included in the deal and sent to Miami, Marlins president of baseball operations Michael Hill said.
Hechavarria has been on the disabled list since May 10 with an oblique injury. The 28-year-old Cuban signed with Toronto as a free agent in 2010 and has batted .255 over parts of six seasons with the Blue Jays and Marlins.
Lee, who was batting .318 with two homers and 12 stolen bases for Double-A Montgomery, is a former 12th-round pick in the 2014 draft out of Ole Miss.
Clark, who was a 15th-round selection in 2015, owns a 3-2 mark with a 3.11 ERA for Bowling Green in the Class A Midwest League.
— Cincinnati Reds starter Brandon Finnegan’s first game since April 15 ended abruptly in the bottom of the fourth inning when he left the game after throwing a 1-1 pitch outside to St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Paul DeJong.
After the pitch, Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco trotted out to the mound, urgently waving for manager Bryan Price and pitching coach Mack Jenkins. After trainer Steve Baumann examined Finnegan for a couple of minutes, Price removed him.
Austin Brice relieved Finnegan, who was activated off the 60-day disabled list Monday after missing more than two months with left shoulder soreness. In three innings, Finnegan allowed three hits and three runs, walking four and fanning two.
The exact nature of Finnegan’s injury wasn’t immediately known.
–The Texas Rangers activated left-hander Cole Hamels from the 10-day disabled list ahead of the team’s game against the Cleveland Indians.
To make room on the roster, the Rangers optioned infielder/outfielder Drew Robinson to Triple-A Round Rock.
Hamels, 33, has been out for eight weeks with a right oblique muscle strain. He was placed on the disabled list May 3 (retroactive to April 30) after sustaining the injury while warming up for his start on May 2 at Houston. He was 1-0 with a 1.04 ERA in two rehab starts with Double-A Frisco.
Hamels is 2-0 with a 3.03 ERA in 32 2/3 innings in five starts with Texas this season.
–Chicago Cubs infielder Addison Russell was not in the starting lineup against the Washington Nationals, one day after he left a game with a sore shoulder in Miami against the Marlins.
“He is not serious, but I don’t want to push it,” Chicago manager Joe Maddon said after talking to team athletic trainer P.J. Mainville. “We just have to get him on a steady diet of rehab. We will play it a little bit cautious.”
Russell is hitting .232 with seven homers and 29 RBIs in 228 at-bats in 68 games this season. Last year, he made the All-Star team and helped the Cubs win the World Series as he hit .238 with 21 homers and 95 RBIs.
Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward (left hand abrasion), who went on the disabled list June 22, took indoor batting practice Monday.
