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PHOENIX — The Diamondbacks finalized a deal with first-round pick Daniel Schlereth on Wednesday.

Schlereth, a left-handed reliever who pitched for the Arizona Wildcats, learned Wednesday that he passed his physical and MRI, which was the only thing holding up an official deal.

"It's a relief," Schlereth said. "I knew it was going to get done sooner or later, but it's nice that I'll finally be getting out there to start my career."

There was some concern on the D-backs' part because Schlereth was held out of the Wildcats' NCAA Super Regional tournament after he strained a muscle in the lat/triceps area of his throwing arm a day after he was selected with the 26th overall pick in the 2008 draft.

"We got that whole thing squared away," Schlereth said. "That's all healed up, so everything there is good news. Everything is fine. The physical didn't reveal anything."

Though complete financial details were not immediately released, Schlereth, son of ESPN football analyst Mark Schlereth, will receive a $1.33million signing bonus due to his draft slot. He will report to rookie-level Missoula by Monday.

Schlereth has not faced live hitters since the Wildcats were knocked out of the NCAA Super Regional.

"I haven't been doing anything strenuous," Schlereth said. "I've just been doing some long toss, nothing to live hitters. I didn't want to do anything to overexert myself. I've just been kind of waiting to hear the details of things in terms of learning and taking everything in for now."

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers will be without closer Takashi Saito for at least six weeks.

Saito was diagnosed with a sprained ligament in his pitching elbow Tuesday by a team doctor.

Saito, a 38-year-old right-hander, will be placed on the 15-day disabled list when the Dodgers return from the All-Star break Friday night in Arizona.

Saito is 3-3 with a 2.18 ERA in 39 games. He has 17 saves in 20 chances.

Saito, an All-Star last year when he had 39 saves, was forced to come out of Saturday night's game against Florida because of what he called abnormal tightness in the elbow. He had an MRI on Monday.

Manager Joe Torre said Sunday that Jonathan Broxton would be the team's closer.

NEW YORK — Boston slugger David Ortiz (wrist), who had an excellent round of batting practice before the All-Star Game, will begin a three-game rehab assignment tonight as designated hitter for Triple-A Pawtucket.

After taking Sunday off, he will play three more games for Double-A Portland before his projected return to the Red Sox on July 25.

"Doctors have been adamant," Francona said. "Not to say he won't ever feel it, but there's a difference between feeling it and hurting it."

CHICAGO — A 7-year-old boy whose skull was fractured by a foul ball at Wrigley Field is doing well and has been released from the hospital.

Dominic DiAngi headed home from Children's Memorial Hospital on Wednesday afternoon.

His father, Peter DiAngi, said Wednesday his son now has his "same old twinkle in his eye."

Last Thursday, Dominic was sitting behind the Cubs' dugout during an afternoon game when a foul ball off Ted Lilly's bat struck him in the head.