The Atlanta Braves placed Aybar on the 15-day disabled list on Saturday with a broken bone in his left hand and a sprained left middle finger. He suffered the injury after trying to slide during a stolen base attempt on July 30, but tried to play through the injury until it became too painful.
(Updated 8/13/2006)

Analysis: Aybar is batting .254 with 24 RBIs this season and .267 (12-for-45) since joining the Braves at the end of July.