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Hamstring injury puts Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez on the disabled list

Date reached 3,000: June 19, 2015.

Date reached 3,000: June 19, 2015.

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Alex Rodriguez was put on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday by the New York Yankees because of a strained right hamstring.

The injury occurred Tuesday night while Rodriguez was running out a grounder in the fifth inning of New York’s 4-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.

Rodriguez, 40, is batting .194 in 20 games. Three of his five home runs came in his last five games.

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It’s the first time Rodriguez has been on the DL since 2013, when he had a hip injury that needed surgery.

Nick Markakis leaves Braves because of family emergency

Outfielder Nick Markakis has left the Atlanta Braves because of a family emergency, Manager Fredi Gonzalez said.

Gonzalez said Markakis called him Wednesday morning to say he needed to head home to Maryland.

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The veteran is expected to be back in time for Friday’s home game against Arizona. Atlanta is off Thursday.

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