Press Release: - 3B - Zach Lutz

The Buffalo Bisons today announced that INF ZACH LUTZ has been placed on the disabled list, retroactive to June 25, with a concussion. The club also announced that INF JON MALO has been promoted to the Herd from Double-A Binghamton. RHP JOSE DE LA TORRE has also been transferred off the Bisons disabled list to the Gulf Coast League Mets. The reliever has missed the last 37 games on the Herd’s DL with a right shoulder strain. In the fourth inning of a game on Friday, June 24 against Norfolk, Lutz was hit in the head by a pitch from Norfolk RHP Steve Johnson. He sat out the team’s games over the weekend and on Monday. On the season, Lutz has averaged .326 (29-89) with eight doubles, four home runs and 13RBI in 27 games. He also missed 44 games on the DL with a right hamstring strain earlier this season. Malo joins the Bisons for the third time this season. The infielder has played in 16 games with the Herd and hit .154 (4-26) with a pair of RBI. He averaged .252 (27-107) with four doubles, two triples, a home run and five RBI in 36-games with Binghamton.