BONDS INCIDENT: A fan was removed from the left-field bleachers at Chase Field for throwing an object at Barry Bonds during Monday night's game between San Francisco and Arizona.
The object, which resembled a toothpaste tube, landed a few feet in front of Bonds and was removed by a security guard. Diamondbacks President Richard H. Dozer said the man, who had not been identified, would be charged. The incident occurred in the fourth inning.
"We take that stuff very seriously," Dozer said.
It's the second time this month that Bonds had an object thrown at him from the stands during a game.
Earlier this month in San Diego, a fan tossed a syringe near Bonds as he came off the field in between innings at Petco Park. The person who did that was never caught.
Dozer said the Diamondbacks had added several security guards for the four-game series with the Giants, which opened Monday night. "We had three guys on (the fan) before the follow-up was through," Dozer said, referring to the alleged offender's throwing motion.
WEDGE MISSES GAME: Indians manager Eric Wedge missed Monday's game against the Detroit Tigers because he was in Cleveland for the birth of his first child earlier in the day.
Bench coach Joel Skinner managed the Indians as they ended a four-game series in Detroit, picking up where he left off the previous day when Wedge was ejected for a face-to-face argument with umpire Paul Emmel about a call in the fifth inning.
Wedge made the 170-mile drive to Cleveland after Sunday's game and was with his wife when their daughter, Ava Catherine, was born Monday morning.
GRIFFEY ON DL: Ken Griffey Jr. went on the 15-day disabled list Monday night after a test found inflammation in a tendon behind his right knee.
The Cincinnati Reds center fielder missed his fifth straight game with the injury, getting a magnetic resonance imaging test instead. He was put on the DL after a 9-1 victory over the Florida Marlins.
"You don't want it to get worse," Dr. Timothy Kremchek said. "The season's young. I think he's got peace of mind, and we've got peace of mind."
Griffey ran on a treadmill for 12 minutes earlier Monday and reported some improvement but still felt tightness behind the knee. He wasn't available in the clubhouse after he was placed on the disabled list.
ASTROS SUE INSURANCE COMPANY: The Houston Astros have sued an insurance company claiming breach of contract because the company has denied the team's claim to recoup $15.6 million of injured first baseman Jeff Bagwell's contract.
The lawsuit against Connecticut General Life Insurance Co. was filed in Harris County District Court on Monday afternoon, Astros lawyer Wayne Fisher said.
"We believe it's absolutely unfair and unjust that they just arbitrarily say they won't pay," Fisher said. "There could be no question in anyone's view that he is suffering from a disability. We are absolutely confident that we will prevail."
In January, the Astros deemed Bagwell too injured to play. They filed the claim the same month to try to get back most of the $17 million Bagwell will earn in the final year of his contract.
MARLINS MOVES: The Florida Marlins put rookie outfielder Jeremy Hermida and right-hander Carlos Martinez on the 15-day disabled list Monday.
Hermida has a sore right hip, which had sidelined him for the last four games. Martinez has a strained right elbow.
The Marlins called up right-hander Randy Messenger and outfielder Matt Cepicky from Triple-A Albuquerque to replace them.
Martinez complained of a sore elbow after he pitched two innings of relief on Sunday. He's scheduled to have a magnetic resonance imaging test on Tuesday.