EL1 Trenton Thunder

Thunder Add Jason Place, Romine to 7-Day DL

Published on June 6, 2011 under Eastern League (EL1)
Trenton Thunder News Release


(Trenton, NJ) - The Trenton Thunder, Double-A Affiliate of the New York Yankees, announce that catcher Austin Romine has been placed on the 7-Day disabled list. In a corresponding move, OF Jason Place has been transferred to Trenton from Single-A Tampa. The transactions keep Trenton's 24-man active roster at its capacity.

Place was originally selected in first round of the 2006 draft by the Boston Red Sox. The 23 year-old spent parts of the past two seasons in the Eastern League with the Portland Sea Dogs and has a .234 career batting average with 47 home runs and 218 RBI over the past five seasons. The Yankees signed Place after being released by Boston during Spring Training.

The first-place Trenton Thunder will begin a four-game series with the Reading Phillies Monday night at 7:05 PM from FirstEnergy Stadium. LHP Manny Banuelos (2-0, 2.12) gets the pearl for Trenton, while the R-Phils will counter with RHP Josh Zeid (2-3, 6.44). Tune-in to the game from Reading, PA on 91.3 WTSR-FM and on trentonthunder.com. The SBLI Pre-Game Show with Hank Fuerst begins at 6:50 PM.

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