Payne placed on DL
Outfielder Danny Payne was played on the disabled list, retroactive to Sunday. Infielder Zachary Brown was promoted from the San Diego Padres’ extended spring training camp.
Payne joined the Wizards on April 18. He is hitting .333 with four doubles, one RBI and four runs scored. Brown was selected in the 27th round of the 2007 draft out of The Citadel. He was an All-Southern Conference pick, leading The Citadel with 69 runs scored, 21 doubles and 38 walks. He was second on the team with a .353 average, 13 home runs and a .622 slugging percentage.
Brown split time between Eugene of the Northwest League and the Arizona League Padres, hitting .225 with nine doubles, three home runs and 29 RBI.
- By LaMond Pope of The Journal Gazette
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