NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees placed Bartolo Colon on the disabled list Sunday with a strained right hamstring, the latest blow to an already ailing starting rotation.
Colon pulled up lame while covering first base on a routine grounder in a 4-0 win over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday. He had an MRI exam after the game and the decision was made to put the resurgent veteran on the disabled list.
The 38-year-old Colon is 5-3 with a 3.10 ERA, helping solidify a rotation that has already lost Phil Hughes to a mysterious injury for most of the season.
The Yankees recalled outfielder Chris Dickerson from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre just two days after they optioned him. In an unrelated move, New York also brought up Hector Noesi to replace reliever Amauri Sanit, who has an elbow problem.
