Walkers news: July 29 -- Wrist injury puts bin Amr on injured list; Dodson called up from AAA
The St. Louis River Walkers have placed rookie shortstop Abdul-Nasser bin Amr on the 10-day injured list after he suffered a wrist injury during an 8-6 loss to Green Bay on July 28.
bin-Amr, 26, has been the Walkers starting shortstop since the beginning of the season and performed quite well batting .285 with three homers and 29 RBIs in 90 games (89 starts).
Getting called up from AAA Memphis is 24-year-old infielder Rich Dodson.
It is the second callup of the season for Dodson, in two previous games he didn't reach bases in three plate appearances.
At AAA, Dodson is hitting .324 with five homers and 38 RBIs in 83 games (81 starts).
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