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  • Al Yellon

    Al Yellon

    Indians Activate Travis Hafner From DL

    Recent estimates of the time players will spend on the disabled list after various surgeries have turned out to be quite accurate.

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  • Al Yellon

    Al Yellon

    Travis Hafner On Disabled List With Knee Injury

    Designated hitter Travis Hafner of the Cleveland Indians hits an RBI sacrifice fly against the Detroit Tigers at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
    Designated hitter Travis Hafner of the Cleveland Indians hits an RBI sacrifice fly against the Detroit Tigers at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
    Designated hitter Travis Hafner of the Cleveland Indians hits an RBI sacrifice fly against the Detroit Tigers at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
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    Now, the Tribe has been forced to place Hafner on the DL. Paul Hoynes:

    Hafner missed almost half of 2011 with various injuries, and was off to a decent start this year, hitting .242/.380/.439 with six home runs and 23 RBI in 132 at-bats. The recall of Barnes gives the Indians a full complement again in their bullpen; they had been going with a six-man pen for a time. Hafner’s DL move is retroactive to May 24.

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