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The St. Louis Cardinals placed Rookie of the Year candidate Aledmys Diaz on the 15-day disabled list after x-rays confirmed he has a hairline fracture in his right thumb.
In his first plate appearance in Sunday's game against the Miami Marlins, Diaz was hit on the hand by a 95-mph fastball from Marlins pitcher Andrew Cashner. He took first base, staying in the game briefly, but after being forced out on a double play ball was replaced in the lineup Tommy Pham. Initial x-rays were inconclusive, but another round made things clear on Monday.
The 25-year old short stop was hitting .312 with a .894 OPS at the time of his injury. Diaz has 14 home runs, 57 RBIs and 64 runs scored this season, leading the Cardinals' team in runs, hits, doubles and batting average, and is top-3 on the team in home runs, OBP, slugging and OPS.
Though placed on the 15-day DL, his injury will likely cause Diaz to miss more time. The Cardinals had already planned on reactivating Jhonny Peralta, who had moved over to the third base earlier in the season with Diaz at short stop, but Peralta will now fill the gap at short.
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