Kansas City Royals demote Luke Hochevar, put Robinson Tejeda, Mike Aviles on DL

May. 24, 2009
The Kansas City Royals sent pitcher Luke Hochevar down to Triple-A Sunday and put pitcher Robinson Tejada and infielder Mike Aviles on the 15-day disabled list.
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