Rangers Put Cedeno on Disabled List

The struggling Texas Rangers placed a fourth player on the disabled list Monday, deciding to sideline utility infielder Domingo Cedeno for two weeks with a strained muscle in his right rib cage.

Cedeno joins Juan Gonzalez (left thumb), Will Clark (left wrist) and Warren Newson (left calf muscle) on the disabled list. Leadoff hitter Mark McLemore also has a bruised right hand, and shortstop Benji Gil has missed several games with a strained groin muscle, although he’s ready to return.

Only Gonzalez was on the disabled when the season began. Clark was hurt the final weekend of exhibition play. Newson and Cedeno were hurt on opening day. Cedeno re-aggravated the problem Friday.

Cedeno, whose disabled-list assignment was retroactive to last Tuesday, was replaced on the roster by outfielder Marc Sagmoen. He’s the third player Texas has recalled from triple-A Oklahoma City.

Texas has used four shortstops in nine games this season after using only four all of last season.

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The Milwaukee Brewers put reliever Mike Fetters on the 15-day disabled retroactive to April 4 because of a strained right left hamstring that has bothered him since spring training. Shortstop Jose Valentin, who broke the middle finger on his right hand Sunday, was also put on the 15-day disabled list. . . . Toronto’s Erik Hanson, out with an arm injury, is expected to make his first start of the season against Oakland on Wednesday.