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Cardinals notebook: Driven, versatile fielder Donovan earns first promotion to majors, fits team's plans to rest regulars

After a loss Sunday afternoon, Class AAA Memphis manager Ben Johnson invited Brendan Donovan to his office to address what the infielder called an “incident” with a grounder. A ball clipped first base and caromed past Donovan for a base hit. Johnson wanted to know why Donovan missed the play.

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