Yankees Put Brown on Disabled List

Kevin Brown, 40, went on the disabled list for the 13th time in his career Saturday and rookie Sean Henn will replace him in the New York Yankees’ rotation.

Brown, who has chronic back trouble, left Wednesday’s game against Pittsburgh in the fifth inning because of back spasms, and the move to put him on the disabled list was backdated to Thursday.

“We just decided let’s take it slow,” Yankee Manager Joe Torre said. “Because he had come so far, we didn’t want to try to rush it.”

Henn was to be recalled today to start Monday when the Yankees open a series against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

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Right-hander Russ Ortiz, who has never missed a major league starting assignment, was put on the 15-day disabled list by Arizona because of a strained rib cage.

Arizona also designated Matt Herges for assignment, recalled Mike Koplove from triple-A Tucson and purchased the contract of Brandon Medders from Tucson.

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St. Louis Cardinal third baseman Scott Rolen was activated from the 15-day disabled list after missing 33 games because of a left shoulder strain. To make room for Rolen on the team, outfielder Skip Schumaker was optioned to triple-A Memphis.... The Baltimore Orioles activated center fielder Luis Matos from the 15-day disabled list and sent outfielder David Newhan to triple-A Ottawa.