BLUE JAYS PLACE KOSKIE ON
THE DL – PURCHASE AARON HILL

TORONTO – The TORONTO BLUE JAYS have placed 3B COREY KOSKIE on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured right thumb and have purchased the contract of infielder AARON HILL from the Syracuse SkyChiefs of the International League (AAA).

COREY KOSKIE, 31, is batting .248 this season in 38 games with seven home runs and 16 RBI. The left-handed hitter injured his thumb while sliding into second base today in Minnesota.

AARON HILL, 23, is batting .301 in 38 games with five home runs and 18 RBI. The 5-11, 195lb. native of Visalia, California was Toronto's first round selection in the 2003 First Year Player Draft, 13th overall.

To make room on the 40-man roster for HILL, the Blue Jays have designated 1B ERIC CROZIER for assignment. In 37 games for the Syracuse SkyChiefs, the 6-4, 200lb. left-handed hitter is batting .226 with five home runs and 14 RBI.

Special to Canadian Baseball News – 20 May 2005

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