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Pirates put third baseman Jung Ho Kang on the disabled list

Pirates third baseman Jung Ho Kang is congratulated by his teammates after hitting a one-run home run against the Dodgers on Aug. 13.
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Third baseman Jung Ho Kang was put on the 15-day disabled list by the Pittsburgh Pirates because of a left shoulder injury.

Kang probably will sit out from two to four weeks.

He was injured while sliding headfirst into second base in the eighth inning of Pittsburgh’s 6-5 loss to the Miami Marlins on Friday.

Etc.

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