The Cedar Rapids Kernels and Minnesota Twins announced Sunday that outfielder Austin Diemer has joined the Kernels from Elizabethton and that outfielder Max Murphy has been placed on the 7-day disabled list with a left oblique strain.

The Twins selected Diemer in the 28th round of the 2014 draft from Cal State Fullerton. He spent last season at Elizabethton where he hit .227 with two homers and 12 RBIs in 55 games. This season for Elizabethton, he was batting .254 with three homers and eight RBIs in 20 games.

Murphy has played in 77 games for the Kernels this season, batting .227 with four homers and 30 RBIs. He was selected by the Twins in the ninth round of the 2014 draft from Bradley University.