A player placed on the bereavement list must miss a minimum of three games and a maximum of seven games.
The team can use another player from its 40-man roster to replace a player on the bereavement list.
Following his wife's sudden unexpected death on May 20, he was briefly placed on the restricted list, and then the bereavement list.
Branyan was placed on the bereavement list following the death of this father-in-law on April 27.
Casanova was placed on the bereavement list on June 4, 2008, after the death of his father.
On June 13, Johnson was placed on the bereavement list to respond to a "family emergency."
On June 19, Johnson was activated for the bereavement list.
Kotchman was placed on the bereavement list after his mother fell ill on August 20, 2008.
After 11 days from first being placed on the bereavement list, the Braves activated Kotchman.
The bereavement list may span from a minimum of three to a maximum of seven games.