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"&lt;p&gt;The Kansas City Royals placed outfielder Nori Aoki on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday with a left groin strain, the team announced on Twitter.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Aoki, who is hitting .263 in 68 games this season, sustained the injury during the team\u2019s recent series against Detroit. He appeared to aggravate it further while pinch-hitting in Friday night\u2019s 7-5 loss to the Mariners.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Royals called up Justin Maxwell from the team\u2019s Triple-A affiliate to take Aoki\u2019s spot. Maxwell was hitting .316 in 25 games for the Omaha Storm Chasers. \u201CExcited to be back in KC! Good luck to my @OMAStormChasers teammates,\u201D Maxwell tweeted.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;JAFFE&lt;/strong&gt;: Can Reds rookie Billy Hamilton maintain his hot streak?\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;#Royals announce that they've placed OF Nori Aoki on the 15-day DL, and purchased the contract of OF @JustinMaxwell27 from Omaha.\r\n\u2014 Kansas City Royals (@Royals) June 21, 2014\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Excited to be back in KC! Good luck to my @OMAStormChasers teammates #GodisGreat\r\n\u2014 Justin Maxwell (@JustinMaxwell27) June 21, 2014\r\n\r\n&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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