Rays place All-Star catcher Ramos on DL
The Tampa Bay Rays placed catcher Wilson Ramos on the 10-day disabled list Wednesday with a left hamstring strain that kept him out of Tuesday's All-Star Game.
Ramos suffered the injury Saturday and was placed on the DL retroactive to Sunday. However, the Tampa Bay Times reports the injury will likely sideline Ramos through the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.
Ramos was injured while running to first trying to beat out an infield grounder in the sixth inning, after going 1-for-3 with a two-run double in the fourth.
Ramos, who turns 31 next month, is hitting .297 with 14 home runs and 53 RBIs in 78 games this season, getting most of his at-bats in Tampa Bay's cleanup spot in the lineup.
Originally groomed in the Minnesota Twins organization, the nine-year veteran has a .271 career batting average with 108 homers and 409 RBIs with the Twins (2010), Washington Nationals (2010-16) and Rays (2017-18).
With Ramos sidelined, Jesus Sucre is the only active catcher on Rays' 40-man roster.
Tampa Bay also reinstated left-hander Jose Alvarado from the family medical list and outrighted right-hander Ryan Weber to Triple-A Durham.
--Field Level Media
