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| Height: 6-3
Weight: 220
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Jul 3, 1966, Atlanta, GA Contract: Signed through 2008. |
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| November 20, 2006 As expected, the Mets inked Moises Alou to a one-year deal on Friday worth $7.8 million, according to the AP. The deal includes a club option for 2008. "Moises Alou is one the game's top hitter," said Mets general manager Omar Minaya. "He'll add a valuable right-handed bat to our line-up." Alou is expected to start in left field for the Mets. |
| November 18, 2006 The Mets are close to signing Moises Alou to a one-year contract said to be worth $8-$9 million, according to the AP. The contract would also reportedly contain an option for 2009. Alou appeared in only 98 games with the Giants last season but hit 22 homers in 345 at-bats. |
| November 2, 2006 Moises Alou plans to play in 2007, but he's almost certain that he won't return to the Giants, according to the AP. "I'm almost sure, more than 99.9 percent sure, that I won't return with the San Francisco Giants," Alou said. He said he planned to go elsewhere partly because the Giants did not renew the contract of his father, manager Felipe Alou |
| October 26, 2006 The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that the Indians are interested in Moises Alou. Alou, who hit .301 with 22 homers and 74 RBI in 2006, is set to become a free agent this year. |
| August 29, 2006 Moises Alou returned to the lineup on Tuesday after missing seven starts with tightness in his left hamstring. He went 1-for-4. |
| August 28, 2006 Moises Alou said yesterday that he intends to return to the starting lineup tomorrow, according to the Contra Costa Times. He hasn't started the past six games due to a tight left hamstring, though he was able to pinch-hit on Sunday. |
| August 25, 2006 Moises Alou specified that the pain in his leg was not so much in his hamstring, but more behind his knee between his calf and his hamstring, according to the Giants website. Alou, who hasn't played since Sunday, hopes to be back in the lineup by Saturday. |
| August 24, 2006 Moises Alou took BP Thursday and was slated to do some running on the treadmill to test out his sore left hamstring, according to the AP. Alou missed his fourth straight game Thursday with the injury. He hopes to come back on Friday or Saturday. |
| August 23, 2006 Moises Alou missed his third straight game since leaving early in Sunday's game with the Dodgers because of tightness in his left hamstring, according to the AP. He won't play Thursday but hopes to be in the lineup Friday or Saturday. |
| August 21, 2006 Moises Alou is expected to miss a few days with a left leg injury, according to the AP. He has a knot behind his knee that if affecting both his calf and hamstring. "I feel better," said Alou. He believes he will be available to pinch-hit, if needed. |
| August 20, 2006 Moises Alou left Sunday's game against the Dodgers after the second inning with an undisclosed injury, according to the AP. He was replaced by Todd Linden in left field. |
| July 27, 2006 Moises Alou missed his third straight game with a sore hamstring on Thursday, according to the AP. He is still considered day-to-day. |
| July 26, 2006 Manager Felipe Alou said that Moises Alou will likely only start one game during the series against the Nationals, according to the Giants website. Alou has been hampered a nagging hamstring injury. |
| July 25, 2006 Manager Felipe Alou said he suspects his son, Moises Alou, will be limited to pinch-hitting duty at least through today because of a nagging hamstring problem, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Alou, who is hitting .300 with 11 homers and 40 RBI on the year, pinch hit Monday and flied out. |
| July 23, 2006 Moises Alou strained his left hamstring while running out an infield hit on Saturday, according to the San Jose Mercury News. He will be sidelined for at least two or three days. |
| July 7, 2006 The Giants activated Moises Alou from the disabled list on Thursday, according to the AP. Alou, who had been sidelined by a back strain, went 2-for-4 with an RBI in the Giants 5-4 win over the Dodgers. |
| July 6, 2006 The Giants still expect to activate Moises Alou from the disabled list today, according to the Contra Costa Times. "Hopefully I can produce right away," said Alou on Wednesday. "I expect myself to do that. If I don't, I'll be disappointed. ... I felt good today. Hopefully I'll wake up feeling good tomorrow." He's been out with a strained lower back. |
| July 5, 2006 The Giants likely will activate Moises Alou from the disabled list in time for Thursday's game, according to the Contra Costa Times. He tested his strained lower back by taking batting a fielding practice on Tuesday. "I feel good now, walking around, and I expect to feel good on the field." Alou said, though he added, "You never know what's going to happen out there." |
| July 3, 2006 The Giants aren't expected to activate Moises Alou until at least Wednesday, according to the Contra Costa Times. He's on the disabled list with a strained lower back. |
| July 2, 2006 Giants manager Felipe Alou said that Moises Alou probably won't be activated from the disabled list when eligible on Monday, according to the San Jose Mercury News. "He didn't take batting practice yesterday and didn't go on the field, so I don't think he'll play two days from now," Alou said of his son, who's recovering from a strained lower back. |
| June 29, 2006 The Contra Costa Times reports that the Giants probably will activate Moises Alou from the disabled list on Monday. He was in the original starting lineup Wednesday until he experienced more tightness in his strained lower back after batting practice, at which point he was placed on the DL, retroactive to June 18. |
| June 28, 2006 The Giants placed Moises Alou, who missed his ninth straight game today, on the disabled list with a strained lower back. The move is retroactive to June 18. "It's not too good," said Alou, who had a cortisone shot Monday. The shot helped "a little bit, but it's kind of coming back." San Francisco activated Lance Niekro to replace Alou on the roster. |
| June 27, 2006 Moises Alou missed his eighth straight game on Tuesday with lower back trouble, according to the AP. He was expected to return Tuesday night but experienced stiffness after working out Sunday and was given a cortisone shot during Monday's off day. He could play Wednesday. |
| June 25, 2006 Moises Alou declared himself ready to play Sunday after missing the previous six games with lower back injury, but his father, manager Felipe Alou decided to give him another day off, according to the AP. Alou will return on Tuesday after Monday's off day. |
| June 24, 2006 A strained lower back kept Moises Alou from taking part in his sixth consecutive game Saturday. His father, manager Felipe Alou, said he is optimistic that Moises will be able to get back in the mix for Tuesday's contest, according to the AP. |
| June 23, 2006 Moises Alou could be headed to the DL if his back doesn't improve soon, according to the AP. Alou, who has a strained joint in his lower back, missed his fifth straight game on Friday. "He has played for a lot of years, and he's got a lot of war wounds," said trainer Stan Conte. "We're pushing him along, because we're short-handed." |
| June 22, 2006 Moises Alou missed his fourth straight game with spasms in his lower back on Wednesday, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. He had an MRI taken but the results are not yet known. |
| June 20, 2006 The back spasms that sidelined Moises Alou for the previous two games are still bothering him and kept him out of the starting lineup on Tuesday, according to the AP. He was scheduled to have an MRI exam earlier in the day. |
| June 19, 2006 Moises Alou, who was scratched before Sunday's game at Seattle with back spasms, was held out of the lineup for a second straight day on Monday despite doing OK on the flight home to San Francisco, according to the AP. "He's not ready today," manager Felipe Alou said. "Even if he was, I said I was going to get him another day off." |
| June 18, 2006 Moises Alou was scratched from the Giants' lineup on Sunday because of back spasms. |
| June 7, 2006 The Giants activated Moises Alou from the 15-day disabled list prior to Tuesdays game against the Marlins. Alou went 1-for-3 with an RBI in the 2-1 win. He had been sidelined since early May with a sprained right ankle. |
| June 5, 2006 The AP reports that the Giants hope to activate Moises Alou before Monday's game against the Marlins. Alou has been out with a sprained right ankle. |
| May 24, 2006 Moises Alou, who has been sidelined with a sprained right ankle, had an MRI exam on his sore right thumb on Wednesday and it revealed a sprain, according to the AP. Alou is not expected back until mid-June because of the sprained ankle, so he should have enough time to recover from the thumb injury, as well. |
| May 23, 2006 Moises Alou saw his recovery from a sprained right ankle stall over the weekend, according to the Conta Costa Times. Giants trainer Stan Conte doesn't consider this a setback. If fact, it was actually somewhat expected given how fast his recovery had been until that point. |
| May 16, 2006 Moises Alou took batting practice for the first time since being injured May 5, according to the AP. He is sidelined with a severely sprained right ankle. |
| May 15, 2006 Manager Felipe Alou has been encouraged by the progress of his son, Moises Alou, who is recovering from a sprained right ankle, according to the AP. "Mo is making some strides," the manager said. "He's walking straight now, no limp. He's taking some swings on the tee." Alou is expected to return to action in the middle of next month. |
| May 10, 2006 The Contra Costa Times reports that Moises Alou is expected to miss at least 4-6 weeks of action due to the sprained right ankle he sustained during Friday's game. An MRI taken Tuesday confirmed that he did not sustain any fractures in the joint. |
| May 8, 2006 Moises Alou is scheduled to undergo an MRI to determine the extent of damage in his sprained right ankle, according to the Contra Costa Times. Alou injured the joint Friday and was placed on the disabled list the next day. |
| May 6, 2006 On Saturday, the Giants placed Moises Alou on the disabled list with a sprained right ankle, according to the AP. Alou sustained the injury attempting a sliding catch Friday and had to be carted off the field. X-rays were negative. Steve Finley should move into the starting lineup in place of Alou. |
| May 5, 2006 Moises Alou had to be carted off the field Friday after injury his right ankle trying to catch a foul ball, according to the AP. Alou was taken for X-rays, which were negative. He was replaced in the game by Steve Finley. |
| May 3, 2006 Moises Alou was back in the lineup Wednesday after missing two games with a hip injury, according to the AP. Alou went 0-for-2 with a run scored. |
| May 3, 2006 Moises Alou unexpectedly missed his second straight game on Tuesday because of his left hip injury. He was originally expected to miss only one game. |
| May 2, 2006 Moises Alou was out of the Giants' lineup on Monday with a sore left hip but expects to be able to play this afternoon, according to the Contra Costa Times. |
| April 16, 2006 Moises Alou was out of the lineup on Saturday for the third straight game with a sore left calf muscle, according to the AP. Manager Felipe Alou said that barring a setback, his son would return to action in the next few days. |
| April 15, 2006 Moises Alou missed Friday's game with a mildly strained left calf, according to the Contra Costa Times. He's considered to be day-to-day. |