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| Height: 5-11
Weight: 180
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Jun 6, 1977, Rapid City, SD Contract: Signed through 2008. |
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| November 6, 2008 Mark Ellis was robbed of the AL Gold Glove at second base as the award was given to Dustin Pedroia, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. |
| October 20, 2008 As expected, Mark Ellis has agreed to a two-year extension to remain with Oakland, according to the AP. Specific terms were not disclosed, but the contract reportedly guarantees him around $11 million. |
| October 19, 2008 Mark Ellis will be staying in Oakland and is set to sign a multi-year extension, according to the SF Chronicle. He said, "I'm very excited. Oakland has been a very good place for me and my family, and it's really a big relief to be back there." |
| September 30, 2008 Mark Ellis is concerned that his procedure to repair damaged cartilage in his right shoulder could lessen his value on the free agent market, according to the SF Chronicle. |
| September 20, 2008 A's second baseman Mark Ellis underwent successful surgery that repaired damaged cartilage in his right shoulder, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. |
| September 17, 2008 Mark Ellis is scheduled to have arthroscopic surgery to repair cartilage damage in his right shoulder Friday, according to the SF Chronicle. |
| September 13, 2008 Mark Ellis is awaiting a second opinon from Dr. Lewis Yocum about shoulder surgery and may have an old injury repaired along with a more recent one should he undergo any operation, according to the SF Chronicle. Before the 2004 campaign, Ellis tore the labrum in his right shoulder in a brutal collision with Bobby Crosby, but nerve damage in the shoulder was too severe for surgery to be performed. Ellis rehabbed the shoulder, but the labrum is still torn. |
| September 11, 2008 Mark Ellis will miss the rest of the 2008 season due to a damaged cartilage in his right shoulder, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. At this point, it is unclear if Ellis will need surgery to fix the problem, but he believes it will be necessary to remove the chips that are floating in the joint. |
| September 6, 2008 Tropical Storm Hanna has washed out the first game of today's scheduled doubleheader between Oakland and Baltimore, according to the AP. |
| August 31, 2008 Second baseman Mark Ellis was used as a pinch-hitter Saturday after taking batting practice earlier in the day for the first time since shoulder pain surfaced last week, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. |
| August 28, 2008 Mark Ellis was employed as a pinch runner Wednesday, which was his first appearance in five days, according to the SF Chronicle. His sore right shoulder is still not 100 percent, so he will remain limited and is not expected to play second base for several more days. |
| August 26, 2008 Mark Ellis will take batting practice and play catch Tuesday but is unlikely to play until Wednesday or Thursday, according to the SF Chronicle. He is dealing with a sore right shoulder. |
| August 25, 2008 Mark Ellis remained out of the lineup Sunday as he is still dealing with a sore right shoulder, according to the SF Chronicle. |
| August 23, 2008 Mark Ellis is out of Saturday's lineup and there is no timetable for his return, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. He left Friday's game with a right shoulder injury. |
| August 17, 2008 Mark Ellis, who will become a free agent after the season, told the A's he would prefer not to talk about a new contract for the rest of the year, according to the SF Chronicle. He said, "I just want to concentrate on baseball the rest of the year. Just put my focus on the game and not talk about a contract." |
| August 11, 2008 There has been talk that the Diamondbacks will pursue Mark Ellis when he becomes a free agent this winter, according to the SF Chronicle. Arizona lost Orlando Hudson for the rest of this season due to a wrist injury. |
| August 10, 2008 Mark Ellis went 1-for-4 and registered Oakland's lone RBI in Sunday's 6-1 loss to Detroit. His hit was a single. |
| July 25, 2008 Mark Ellis is expected to return to Oakland's lineup Friday, according to the SF Chronicle. He missed two games with a sore right shoulder. |
| July 23, 2008 Mark Ellis, who is out of action because of a sore shoulder, hopes to return to the field on Friday, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. |
| July 22, 2008 Mark Ellis was a late scratch in Tuesday night's lineup. He is experiencing pain in his right shoulder, according to MLB.com. |
| July 16, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle writer Vlae Kershner believes the writing is on the wall for Mark Ellis' trade from Oakland. Ellis will be a free agent after the season, and the team has drafted second baseman Jemile Weeks and traded for second baseman/outfielder Eric Patterson. |
| July 4, 2008 Mark Ellis does not have a good matchup tonight when the A's face off against the Chicago White Sox and Mark Buehrle. He hits .176 off him, with just six hits in 34 at-bats against the Chicago lefty. |
| July 2, 2008 Mark Ellis went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Wednesday's 7-4 loss to the Angels. |
| July 1, 2008 Mark Ellis went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Angels. He also chipped in a stolen base, his 10th of the season. |
| June 22, 2008 Mark Ellis was ejected for arguing balls and strikes but not before he went 3-for-5 with two runs scored for the A's. |
| June 17, 2008 Mark Ellis set the table and then some at the top of the A's order Tuesday, going 3-for-4 with a double and a pair of homers in a 15-1 spanking of the D'Backs. The second baseman scored four and drove in four on the night. |
| June 12, 2008 Mark Ellis had two more hits on Thursday night giving him eight in his last four games as his average has climbed from .232 to .250. |
| June 8, 2008 It took 12 innings to get the job done, but the Oakland A's earned the 7-3 win over the Angels in dramatic fashion as second baseman Mark Ellis hit a grand slam off the left-field found pole to cap the victory. Ellis went 2-for-6 on the day, leaving six men on base before the slam. |
| May 21, 2008 Mark Ellis will return to the lineup Friday for the A's, according to MLB.com. He hasn't played in 10 days because of a strained left hamstring. "I'm hoping it'll be fine," Ellis said. "But I won't know until I'm out there. When you play, you can't go 50 percent, you have to go all the way." |
| May 20, 2008 Manager Bob Geren commented that ailing second baseman Mark Ellis was available to play in case of emergency on Monday, according to the SF Chronicle. He is nursing a strained left hamstring. |
| May 16, 2008 Mark Ellis missed the Cleveland series with a strained left hamstring, and his manager, Bob Geren, doesn't expect his second baseman to be in the lineup tonight, either, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. |
| May 15, 2008 Mark Ellis sat out his second straight game on Wednesday, according to the SF Chronicle. He has been hindered by a strained left hamstring, and expects to sit out Thursday's game against Cleveland as well. |
| May 14, 2008 Mark Ellis remains day-to-day with a sore left hamstring. He sat out on Tuesday and doesn't expect to play on Wednesday, the Oakland Tribune reports. Donnie Murphy started in his place. "It's feeling better today than it did on Sunday," Ellis says. "It's not long term." |
| May 13, 2008 Mark Ellis has been icing his sore left hamstring and hopes to be in the lineup when Oakland opens a series in Cleveland Tuesday night, according to CBSsports.com. Ellis said, "I don't think it's anything major. I can't even guess how long I'll need. Hopefully, I won't have to take any time off." |
| May 12, 2008 Mark Ellis left Sunday's game against Texas in the ninth inning due to a sore left hamstring, according to the SF Chronicle. Ellis said, "I don't think it's anything major. I can't even guess how long I'll need. Hopefully, I won't have to take any time off." |
| May 7, 2008 Mark Ellis broke an 0-for-17 spell with a hit in the sixth inning, and he went on to make it a joyous afternoon in Oakland as he also hit a game-winning home run in the 10th inning. |
| April 9, 2008 Mark Ellis enjoyed a fantastic evening at the plate in support of the As 6-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays, going 4-for-5 with a triple, two stolen bases, one RBI and one run scored. Ellis, like most second baggers, isnt known as an offensive force, but tonights outing ranks as one of the best fantasy performances of the day. |
| April 9, 2008 Mark Ellis has a favorable track record against Dustin McGowan, today's opposing hurler for Toronto, according to MLB.com. Ellis is hitting 3-for-8 lifetime against McGowan, with one walk. This is good for Ellis, as he is currently stuck in a 5-for-31 slump. |
| April 5, 2008 Mark Ellis was the A's hitting star on Saturday as he scored a run and had three RBI in addition to two hits against the Indians. Ellis had started the year mired in a 1-for-17 slump, so this was a welcome bust out for the second baseman. Ellis hit 19 HR with 76 RBI last season, and while he may not be able to match those numbers this season he should still be a solid middle infield option in mixed leagues. |
| March 26, 2008 Mark Ellis has a hit in the A's first two games. After hitting a game one home run, Ellis recorded a single and a run scored in the A's game two win. |
| March 25, 2008 Mark Ellis blasted a homer in Oakland's season opener against Boston as he went 1-for-4 with one RBI. Ellis broke out with 19 home runs in 2007, and is off to a solid start in that department. |