Mason Williams

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NEW YORK -- The Yankees have sent outfielder Mason Williams (shoulder) to the disabled list.

The team also made several other moves. To replace Williams, it recalled Triple-A outfielder Ramon Flores. And it sent down righty Bryan Mitchell, who pitched several innings in the Yankees' win Saturday night. It also brought up righty reliever Danny Burawa, who will be making his major-league debut.

Righty reliever Sergio Santos went on the disabled list days ago with elbow inflammation will have Tommy John surgery. The team signed Santos two weeks ago and he'd made just two appearances with the club.

Williams' right shoulder briefly separated Friday, and the young center fielder said he wasn't worried about his longterm health. In fact, Williams said, it happened to him almost regularly, and that he needed just a few days of rest.

But, manager Joe Girardi said, the team preferred to place Williams on the 15-day DL for two reasons.

It wanted to protect a potentially overeager Williams from returning from the injury too soon. And it didn't want to leave its roster a man short for several days.