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Rays place catcher John Jaso on DL with oblique injury

Jul 14, 2011, 4:11 PM EST




Jaso and Shoppach were basically splitting time, although it wasn’t quite a true platoon, with the left-handed-hitting Jaso in the lineup 50 times and the right-handed-hitting Shoppach getting the nod 40 times.

Jaso has struggled following a very strong rookie season, with his batting average dropping from .263 to .222, his on-base percentage falling from .372 to .300, and his OPS declining from .750 to .639. And he’s also thrown out just 15 percent of stolen base attempts.

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