Reuters The Cubs have activated Marlon Byrd from the disabled list, exactly six weeks after he suffered facial fractures when he was hit by a pitch from Red Sox right-hander Alfredo Aceves on May 21.
Byrd is batting sixth and playing center field this afternoon against the White Sox. He was cleared to return after going 4-for-15 (.267) with a home run and a double over four minor league rehab games with Triple-A Iowa.
As Aaron mentioned earlier this week, the 33-year-old is expected to wear a specially-designed helmet in order to protect his face.
Byrd was hitting .308/.346/.419 with three home runs and 11 RBI over 182 plate appearances prior to the injury.
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- bravemarco87 - Jul 2, 2011 at 3:01 PM
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Glad he’s ok!
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- Old Gator - Jul 2, 2011 at 3:30 PM
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Me too. But they had to wit for today’s line of thunderstorms to activate him. In Chicago in the summertime, that kind of electricity drain could cause a brownout.
