The Cardinals placed Ozuna on the injured list Saturday afternoon with several small fractures in his right hand, all at the base of his middle finger, and brought back slugger Tyler O’Neill from Class AAA Memphis on the first flight west. In an unrelated move made later in the day that also fortifies the outfield, the Cardinals also recalled outfielder Lane Thomas and placed reliever John Brebbia on the paternity list. Ozuna will meet with a hand specialist in St. Louis early this week, but the Cardinals expect him to miss at least three weeks while the hand heals, and that leaves a wheezing offense with a gaping hole at cleanup.
Cardinals begin quest for cleanup thump as Ozuna goes on IL with fractured fingers
