The Los Angeles Dodgers place Rod Barajas on the D.L.

The Dodgers have placed 35-year old righty swinging catcher Rod Barajas on the 15-day disabled list due to a sprained right ankle. Barajas has played in 56 games for the Dodgers so far this year and he is 40 for 182 (.220 avg, .646 OPS) with 15 runs scored, 8 homers and 21 RBIs. 27-year old switch-hitting Dioner Navarro will take over as the starting catcher until Barajas is ready to return to action. Navarro has played in 28 games for the Dodgers so far this year and he is 14 for 80 (.175 avg, .499 OPS) with 6 runs scored, 2 homers and 5 RBIs. The Dodgers have called up 30-year old righty swinging catcher A.J. Ellis to replace Barajas on the active roster. Ellis has played in 6 games for the Dodgers so far this year and he is 4 for 15 (.267 avg, .688 OPS) with 1 run scored and 2 RBIs.