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Martinez heads to DL with bone bruise in foot

August 6, 2006 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Quad Cities River Bandits News Release


Second baseman Jose Martinez has been placed on the Disabled List with a bone bruise to his left foot, the Swing of the Quad Cities announced Sunday. Martinez has been replaced on the active roster by Jose Salazar, who comes to the Swing from the State College Spikes of the New York-Penn League.

Martinez, 20, was hitting .270 with seven home runs and 35 RBI as the everyday second baseman for Quad Cities. The native of Venezuela pulled up lame defensively on a groundball single up the middle in the third inning of Wednesday's game in Lansing, and has not seen game action since being replaced the next inning. The injury was suffered to the Sesamoib bone, a floating bone located in the ball of his left foot. Ranked by Baseball America as the 28th best prospect in the St. Louis Cardinals' organization prior to this season, Martinez is expected to miss two weeks of action.

Salazar, a 22-year-old infielder, was signed by the Cardinals as a non-drafted free agent following the 2006 draft after a college career at Texas A&M. He was hitting .296 with 16 runs batted in through 32 games with the State College Spikes. Salazar was an honorable mention selection to the All-Big 12 Team as a senior in 2006, hitting .308 with a .377 on-base percentage and 26 runs scored for the Aggies. He previously spent the 2005 season at Sam Houston State and the 2003 and 2004 seasons at Navarro Junior College.

The Swing of the Quad Cities roster currently stands at 25 active players, the maximum allowed by the Midwest League. An updated roster accompanies this release.

UP NEXT: The Swing of the Quad Cities will continue their eight-game homestand against the Clinton LumberKings on Sunday with a little help from a two-time all-star on a rehab assignment from the St. Louis Cardinals. LHP Mark Mulder (MLB: 6-5, 6.09) will get the start against 18-year-old RHP Omar Poveda (3-11, 4.51). First pitch is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. and coverage on Progressive Talk AM-1270 will begin at 4:45 p.m.

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS: Cardinals' pitcher Mark Mulder will pitch for the Swing in a rehab assignment on Sunday, which will also be the Optimists Youth Appreciation Day as well as a Mix 96 Family Fun Day. A Q106.5 $1 Monday comes your way on Monday. One day later Tasty Tuesday will come to JOD, as fans will have the opportunity to sample beers from area breweries and vote on their favorite. After an off-day Wednesday, Thursday will be a Pluckers/97 Rock Thirsty Thursday. If you like free T-shirts, come to the ballpark early on Friday, August 11, to take advantage of an i-wireless/KWQC/River 104.9 giveaway. The best promotion of the bunch might be on Saturday, August 12, when the first 500 fans will receive baseballs autographed by past and present major leaguers as well as Swing players, and there will be a Cardinals' jersey auction after the game. A KWQC/WKBF fireworks show will follow the game. Bring your pups out to the homestand finale on Sunday, August 13, which will be Dog Day sponsored by Happy Dog Bakery as well as a Mix 96 Family Fun Day and DHCU Customer Appreciation Day.

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