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Iannetta replaces Bracho on D-Backs' roster
Catcher Chris Iannetta was activated from the seven-day concussion disabled list on Saturday, taking the place of reliever Silvino Bracho, who was optioned to Triple-A Reno after Friday night’s game.
Iannetta missed the minimum seven days after he was hit in the face by a 93 mph fastball from Pirates reliever Johnny Barbato on May 12.
He needed stitches for a split lip and sustained damage to two or three teeth, he said, but thinks he helped avoid a concussion by sitting out a few days after the initial injury, thus avoiding foul tips or other blows to the catcher’s mask.