Gwynn Goes on Disabled List

Tony Gwynn’s countdown to 3,000 hits has pulled up lame at T-minus 25.

The San Diego Padre star, 39, went on the 15-day disabled list after suffering a strained left calf muscle in Friday night’s 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. He’s eligible to return on June 6, right around the time he originally was projected to become the 22nd member of the 3,000-hit club. He’s holding at 2,975.

Gwynn, Wade Boggs and Cal Ripken, who all began the season with a chance to reach 3,000, have all gone on the disabled list this year.

“It’s ironic,” said Gwynn, who left the stadium Friday on crutches, his lower leg in a walking boot. “Boggs gets hurt, Ripken gets hurt and now I get hurt.

“There’s nothing you can say, nothing you could have done to prevent it. It’s just one of those things.”

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Closer Rod Beck of the Chicago Cubs underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow and will be sidelined six to 12 weeks. Beck, placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday, had two bone spurs and several chips removed during the operation by Dr. Warren King in San Francisco. . . . Third baseman Ken Caminiti of the Houston Astros was placed on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained right calf muscle. He hurt himself stealing a base in Friday night’s 4-3 loss to the San Francisco Giants. The Astros recalled infielder Daryle Ward to fill Caminiti’s roster spot. . . . Outfielder Rickey Henderson of the New York Mets, sidelined since May 7 because of a sprained right knee, was activated from the 15-day disabled list before Saturday’s 9-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. He went 0 for 4 with a walk and is batting .243.