LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers hired former Los Angeles police chief William Bratton to assess the team’s security policies in the wake of a Giants fan being severely beaten in the stadium’s parking lot after the season opener.
Bratton will help develop a security blueprint that extends to both Dodger Stadium and its parking lots.
Giants fan Bryan Stow, 42, remains hospitalized in a medically induced coma after being beaten by two men wearing Dodgers clothing March 31. A $100,000 reward is being offered for help in identifying the assailants.
Giants activate Wilson
SAN DIEGO — The Giants activated closer Brian Wilson (left side) and placed right-hander Santiago Casilla (elbow) on the 15-day disabled list.
Dunn has appendectomy
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — White Sox designated hitter Adam Dunn underwent an emergency appendectomy Tuesday night and will miss at least five games.
Footnotes.
Larry Shepard, the former Pirates manager who later became the pitching coach for the Reds, died Tuesday in Lincoln, Neb. He was 92.
• Seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens argued in court filings that a congressional committee and law firm that investigated performance-enhancing drugs in baseball have no right to withhold evidence from his upcoming criminal trial.
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