Baseball-Major League Baseball roundup

May 3 (The Sports Xchange) - Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a right oblique strain. Braun has not played since April 26. He was initially projected to miss three to five games after an MRI taken Monday confirmed the injury. However, the team decided to place him on the DL after he was re-evaluated. Braun is batting .318 with six home runs and 18 RBIs in 22 games. The Brewers also activated outfielder Logan Schafer from the DL. - - - The Seattle Mariners activated right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma from the disabled list. Iwakuma, who placed third in the American League Cy Young Award balloting last year, sustained a strained ligament in his right middle finger in January. In 2013, he went 14-6 with a 2.66 ERA in 33 starts. - - - The Chicago White Sox placed center fielder Adam Eaton on the 15-day disabled list due to a strained right hamstring. The club also transferred right-hander Nate Jones to the 60-day DL, recalled left-hander Frank De Los Santos from Triple-A Charlotte and claimed outfielder Moises Sierra off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays. - - - The Cleveland Indians placed catcher Yan Gomes on the paternity list, purchased the contract of catcher George Kottaras from Triple-A Columbus, recalled left-hander Nick Hagadone from Columbus and designated infielder Elliott Johnson for assignment. - - - The Toronto Blue Jays removed Sergio Santos from his role as closer. Santos blew his third save of the season Friday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates, giving up three runs while getting only two outs. Santos is 0-2 with five saves with a 10.61 ERA in 10 appearances. - - - Los Angeles Angels third baseman David Freese has a broken right middle finger after being hit on the hand by a pitch during Friday night's game against the Texas Rangers, but hopes to avoid a trip to the disabled list. The injury is to Freese's throwing hand but whether he goes on the DL will be determined by how he feels in the next few days. - - - The New York Yankees signed right-handed reliever Alfredo Aceves to a major league contract and placed him on the 25-man roster from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. In 2013, Aceves went 4-1 with a 4.86 ERA in 37 innings with the Boston Red Sox. (Editing by Gene Cherry)