'Salty' call-up sweet but might be short

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His name is so long, it was reduced to "Salty" on the lineup board in the Braves' clubhouse: Jarrod Saltalamacchia, on his 22nd birthday, batting seventh behind Jeff Francoeur. "Best birthday present, by far," said the Braves' top-rated catching prospect, who was summoned from Class AA Mississippi with a midnight phone call, after both Atlanta catchers were hurt Tuesday. After a sleepless night and early-morning flight, he was on the 25-man roster and in the lineup vs. Philadelphia.

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