The Astros have placed 29-year old switch-hitting catcher Carlos Corporan on the 7-day disabled list due to a concussion. Corporan has played in 50 games for the Astros so far this year and he is 37 of 151 (.245 avg, .720 OPS) with 16 runs scored, 7 homers and 17 RBIs. The Astros have called up 22-year old righty swinging catcher Max Stassi to replace him on the active roster. Stassi played in 76 games in AA-ball for the Astros this year and he was 80 for 289 (.277 avg, .863 OPS) with 40 runs scored, 17 homers, 60 RBIs and 1 stolen base. Stassi has now played in 315 games in his first five years in the minors and he is 300 of 1,185 (.253 avg, .759 OPS) with 167 runs scored, 47 homers, 183 RBIs and 8 stolen bases.
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