As expected, the Los Angeles Dodgers placed Matt Kemp on the 15-day disabled list Thursday, and the All-Star outfielder is expected to miss at least four weeks, according to team trainer Sue Falsone.
Kemp aggravated his left hamstring Wednesday night, just two days after he came off the DL following a two-week stint there with a strain of the same muscle.
To fill Kemp's roster spot, the Dodgers called up infielder-outfielder Alex Castellanos -- whom they acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals in last year's trade-deadline deal for shortstop Rafael Furcal -- from Triple-A Albuquerque.
"He has a little bit of swelling in the same area as well as a new strain in a different (higher) part of the hamstring," Falsone said. "They are both Grade 1 strains, but having two strains in the same muscle obviously means it's going to be a little bit longer from a rehabilitation standpoint. We're just going to take it day by day."
