Devil Rays put Josh Paul on the DL

St. Petersburg, Fla.-- The Tampa Bay Devil Rays Thursday placed catcher Josh Paul on the 15-day disabled list with a left-elbow sprain.

Paul suffered the injury in Saturday night's game against the Florida Marlins during a home plate collision with Marlins catcher Miguel Olivo.

The team had hoped Paul could avoid a trip to the DL after not using him at all in a three-game sweep by Seattle.

Paul was batting .245 with no home runs and five RBI in 49 at-bats this season.

His roster spot has been taken by catcher Shawn Riggans, who was recalled from Triple-A Durham.

Riggans hit .295 (31-for-105) in 29 games for the Bulls with nine doubles, four home runs and 14 RBI.

He made his major league debut with the Devil Rays last season as a September call-up, when he batted .172 and drove in one run.

The roster move was the Rays' fourth in the last 17 days.

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