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| Height: 6-5
Weight: 255
Throws: R
Bats: S Born: Jun 1, 1981, Puerto Cabello, Contract: Signed through 2013, club option for 2014 |
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| September 17, 2006 Carlos Zambrano returned from his back injury to start for the Cubs on Sunday. Zambrano allowed four hits in seven scoreless innings to improve to 15-6. Zambrano struck out six and walked four. |
| September 16, 2006 Carlos Zambrano looked good enough in his bullpen session yesterday that he was cleared to start tomorrow's game, according to the Daily Southtown. He's been nursing a tight back, though an MRI revealed no significant problem. |
| September 15, 2006 Although he's nursing a tight back, Carlos Zambrano wants to start Sunday and Cubs manager Dusty Baker did not rule it out, according to the AP. "I'm pitching on Sunday," said Zambrano. He hasn't pitched since Sept. 4 because of a sore back. |
| September 15, 2006 Carlos Zambrano threw a bullpen session Thursday and is still hoping to pitch again this year, according to the Cubs official site. Zambrano is battling a sore back. |
| September 13, 2006 After getting a second consecutive positive report on his ailing back, Carlos Zambrano said that he thinks he can return by the end of the week, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. He will meet with manager Dusty Baker and trainer Mark O'Neal today to figure out when he will pitch next. "Probably at the end of the week," Zambrano said about his return. "Carlos will be on the mound Thursday, Friday or Saturday." Zambrano hasn't pitched since Sept. 4 because of the injury. |
| September 12, 2006 Carlos Zambrano threw in the bullpen on Tuesday, one day after he flew to Miami to get a second opinion on his sore back, according to the AP. He was examined by Dr. Frank Eismont of the University of Miami. Zambrano said he echoed what Cubs orthopedic surgeon Stephen Gryzlo told him earlier, that there is no major problem. |
| September 12, 2006 Carlos Zambrano got a second opinion on his ailing back Monday, though the results are not yet known, according to the Chicago Tribune. Zambrano had an MRI last Tuesday that revealed no structural damage to his back. "He and his agent have requested a second opinion with a doctor in Miami," trainer Mark O'Neal said. Zambrano, threw off flat ground again on Sunday, still hopes to pitch again this year, but that is still up in the air. |
| September 9, 2006 Carlos Zambrano threw a bit before yesterday's game and said his ailing back felt a little stiff, according to the Daily Southtown. "I'm not a quitter so I definitely don't want to shut it down for the rest of the season," he said. "I'm going to keep throwing a little, take treatments and see how I feel next week." |
| September 6, 2006 After Carlos Zambrano underwent an MRI yesterday, it was determined that he won't need surgery to repair his ailing back, according to the Daily Southtown. While the Cubs believe he could return to action this year, Zambrano didn't sound too certain about that. "It depends on how I feel, and I don't feel good right now," Zambrano said. "I want to pitch, man, but I can't take a risk with my career. When you have back problems, you can hurt your shoulder with your delivery. That can be the end of my career or one or two seasons. I don't want that to happen." Rookie Jae Kuk Ryu is the top candidate to start in place of Zambrano on Saturday. |
| September 5, 2006 Carlos Zambrano could be shut down for the season because of a back injury that forced the right-hander to leave Monday's game early, according to the Chicago Tribune. "I feel like my back was locked," Zambrano said. "The doctor talked to me [about] what can happen, 'If we want to stop you for this year.' I don't know. That's their decision." Zambrano admitted that he felt pain before the game but decided not to tell anyone. "That was my mistake," he said. "I had a problem before the game and didn't tell anybody, trying to be the hero." Zambrano will have an MRI today to determine what caused the lower-back stiffness |
| September 5, 2006 Carlos Zambrano allowed four hits and four earned runs in 1 1/3 innings on Monday and left the game with stiffness in his lower back. He will have an MRI on Tuesday. "I couldn't throw today," said Zambrano. "I couldn't bend today, and as a pitcher, you have to bend as much as possible to get the strike zone and to get your command. |
| July 13, 2006 It appears that the elbow injury Carlos Zambrano sustained when he was hit by a swung fungo bat during the All-Star game batting practice isn't serious, though he'll be examined further today, according to the Daily Southtown. "He called (Cubs trainer) Mark (O'Neal) and said he was fine," Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said. "It's just a bruise. He told Mark he expected to make his appearance on Saturday." |
| July 12, 2006 Carlos Zambrano will most likely miss his scheduled start Friday and could be placed on the disabled list after being accidentally hit with a fungo bat during the All-Star game batting practice, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Zambrano was approaching the batting cage to do an interview when Joey Cora, a coach with the AL team, hit Zambrano with his backswing. Zambrano suffered a bruised pitching elbow as a result of the incident. |
| May 2, 2006 Cubs manager Dusty Baker said Carlos Zambrano could have been affected by pitching for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic because "possibly he had to turn it on a little sooner than he wanted to turn it on," according to the Chicago Tribune. Baker also theorized Zambrano was going through a "dead arm" period, as happens to pitchers in spring training. |
| April 4, 2006 Dusty Baker told reporters after Monday's game that the reason Carlos Zambrano struggled was because he had trouble feeling the ball because it was cold, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The temperature was 50 degrees at game time but dropped steadily as the afternoon wore on. He gave up five runs, seven hits and five walks in 4 2/3 innings. |
| February 12, 2006 Carlos Zambrano avoided going to arbitration with the Cubs by agreeing to a one-year, $6.5 million contract Saturday, according to the Sun-Times. |