Ruggiano Called up After Kapler Lands On DL

Justin Ruggiano was called up after Gabe Kapler landed on the 15-day DL with a hip flexor strain. Prior to being called up, Ruggiano was hitting .291 with four home runs, 19 RBIs, and 12 stolen bases in 44 games. He did suffer from a bicpes problem that had him on the bench for a couple of weeks but are still decent numbers in the mean time. Ruggiano hasn’t played in the majors since 2008. “It’s been a year,” Ruggiano said. “I was gone all of last year and it’s been a few months this year. So I was happy [...]