The Oakland Athletics have put outfielder Yoenis Cespedes on the 15-day disabled list, according to the team's standard Twitter feed. They called up Michael Taylor to restore him on the 25-man roster. Cespedes suffered a hand injury while sliding all through Friday night's win on the Detroit Tigers, reviews Casey Pratt of CSN Bay Area. He also claims that original X-rays on Cespedes' hand were negative. That wasn't enough to avoid a DL stint, although. The five-tool outfielder was down to a slow start. He had three home runs in 11 games, but was striking just.200 with an on-base percentage below.300. His attempt will be further delayed by the injury only to find a dance in his second major league season. Cespedes had an impressive debut campaign in 2012. The 27-year-old rising star from Cuba blasted 23 home runs while also stealing 16 bases and posted a great.356 on-base percentage. Oakland was dreaming about him to create off that achievement. Having to miss at the very least a couple weeks with a hand injury does not completely destroy those programs, but it happens to be a setback. The main point is making certain he's back again to completely before returning so he is not power to fight lingering problems all summer. Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images In his place, the Athletics change to Taylor, who was burning for the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats. In seven games, the 6'5'' spot outfielder was hitting.410 with three home runs and 11 runs batted in. He had a winner in most but one game. Like Cespedes, Taylor is 27, but has had much less success in the majors. He's received 51 at-bats within the last two months, picking right up only eight visitors (.176) with 21 strikeouts and one homer. No word about what part the team expects him to fill upon his arrival. It is a vital loss for the A's, that are champions of seven straight after losing their first two. All they can do is hope the slack can be picked up by other players, including Taylor, until Cespedes is prepared for action again.
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