Almonte first to go on 7-day DL

On March 29, Major League Baseball announced the implementation of a new seven-day disabled list for players affected by concussions. Today, the Milwaukee Brewers placed Erick Almonte on the seven-day disabled with a concussion he suffered during batting practice today. Almonte became the first Major Leaguer to be placed on the seven-day Disabled List according to Adam McCalvy of MLB.com. MLB previously had two types of disabled lists and a bereavement list. Players are either placed on the 15-day or 60-day disabled and are ineligible to play for that amount of time. Players on the 15-day disabled list are still on the 40-man roster while those on the 60-day disabled list may be removed from the 40-man roster. Players on the bereavement list must miss a minimum of three games and a maximum of seven games. This is used when a player has to leave the team for death or serious illness in the family. ]]>