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May 19 (The Sports Xchange) - Shortstop Jose Reyes was back on the field Thursday, taking grounders in the infield and swings in the batting cage at the Colorado Rockies' spring training complex in Scottsdale, Ariz. The 32-year-old All-Star has missed spring training and the first two months of the season while sitting out a 59-day suspension after his arrest on a domestic violence charge last October involving an altercation with his wife in Hawaii. - - Atlanta Braves shortstop Erick Aybar had to be sedated after getting a chicken bone stuck in his throat on Thursday. Aybar was eating lunch when the bone lodged in his throat. He was taken to a doctor to have the bone removed. - - The Pittsburgh Pirates reinstated outfielder Starling Marte from the paternity list. Marte returns to the club after his wife, Noelia, gave birth to daughter Tiana on Monday. (Editing by Frank Pingue)