SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -The Colorado Rockies placed closer Brian Fuentes on the bereavement list Tuesday and recalled Steven Register from Triple-A Colorado Springs.
Fuentes earned his 26th save of the season in Colorado’s 4-2 win over San Francisco on Monday, but left the team a day later to be with his family. He can stay on the bereavement list three to seven days but Rockies manager Clint Hurdle is not putting a timetable on Fuentes’ return.
“When it’s family issues I don’t push it,” Hurdle said. “He just needs to get back to his family and he’ll come back when he can.”
Register was 5-3 with 16 saves and a 3.32 ERA for Colorado Springs. The right-hander was called up from the minors earlier this month and struck out the only batter he faced against Washington on Aug. 4 before being optioned back.
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