Indians place Travis Hafner on paternity list

Indians place Travis Hafner on paternity list

Published Aug. 1, 2012 8:23 p.m. ET

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Cleveland Indians have placed designed hitter Travis Hafner on the paternity list Wednesday and recalled utility player Vinny Rottino from Triple-A Columbus.

Hafner can remain on the paternity list for a maximum of three days. He is hitting .230 with 10 home runs and 29 RBIs in 50 games.

The 32-year-old Rottino was claimed on waivers June 27 from the New York Mets and hit .299 in 30 games with Columbus. He has a career .188 batting average in 44 games in the majors with Milwaukee, Florida and the Mets.

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