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PHOENIX—The Colorado Rockies placed right-hander Ryan Speier on the 15-day disabled list with a right shoulder contusion on Thursday, retroactive to May 12.
The club recalled lefty Josh Newman from Triple-A Colorado Springs in a corresponding move.
Speier made his last appearance on Sunday in San Diego and was hit in the shoulder by a ball hit by the Padres’ Tadahito Iguchi. Speier is 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA in 15 games this season.
Newman is in his second stint with Colorado. He had a 3.86 ERA in four games from April 25-May 3.
