The Colorado Rockies place Wil Nieves on the D.L.
The Rockies have placed 34-year old righty swinging catcher Wil Nieves on the 15-day disabled list due to turf toe on his right foot. Nieves has played in 16 games for the Rockies so far this year and he is 14 of 47 (.298 avg, .738 OPS) with 3 runs scored, 1 homer and 5 RBIs. The Rockies have activated 36-year old righty swinging Ramon Hernandez from the D.L. to take Nieves’ spot on the roster. Hernandez has played in 28 games for the Rockies so far this year and he is 21 of 98 (.214 avg, .645 OPS) with 9 runs scored, 4 homers and 16 RBIs.